WWE Raw Viewership Slips 2 Weeks Before WrestleMania 32

It was the fourth straight week the show was watched by less people than the previous week.

By Ryan Droste /

During the tie of the year when you would most expect WWE's ratings to start peaking, we are seeing their viewership slip each and every week. This week, for the fourth consecutive week, the RAW viewership was down compared to the previous week. The March 21st edition of WWE RAW averaged 3.400 million viewers, down from last week's broadcast which averaged 3.458 million viewers. The hourly viewership breakdown this week was as follows:
First Hour: 3.466 million viewers (3.471 million viewers last week) Second Hour: 3.416 million viewers (3.392 million viewers last week) Third Hour: 3.317 million viewers (3.510 million viewers last week)
After a rare instance last week where the third hour was the most watched portion of the broadcast, we returned to the usual trend this week of viewers tuning out throughout the show, making the third hour the least watched. The main event of Dean Ambrose versus Braun Strowman did little to hold the audience through the main event segment. RAW finished Monday night as the second most watched show on cable. It was once again edged out by The O'Reilly Factor on FOX News (3.423 million viewers). The WWE RAW ratings earned the show second place for Monday night on cable in the 18-49 demographic, with Love And Hip Hop 6 coming in first place.