WWE Raw CRASHES To Lowest Rating On Netflix After Latest Viewership Decline (WWE News)

WWE Raw has reached its joint-lowest worldwide viewership since its debut on Netflix on 6 January 2025.

Per Netflix's Tudum site, the 26 May episode of Raw drew 2.6 million global viewers across the seven-day calculation window of 26 May-1 June. This was enough for Raw to finish sixth for the week amongst English-language television shows, with Sirens: Limited Series leading the week on 18.2 million global views. Raw was ranked 9th last week, so it actually moved up the ladder despite dropping viewers.

Raw's total audience declined by 100,000 from the previous week's 2.7 million. Total hours watched also fell from 5 million to 4.8 million, despite the show's listed runtime increasing from 100 minutes to 103.

Dropping to 2.6 million viewers means that Raw has equalled its lowest audience since moving to Netflix in January. The red brand's 24 February episode previously held that dubious honour alone.

Tudum differs from traditional Nielsen ratings in that it considers global viewership over a full week. Nielsen is narrower, counting only live and same-day audiences in the United States. Thus, it is difficult to compare Raw's current numbers to, say, SmackDown on USA Network.

Netflix's weekly rankings are published every Tuesday, meaning data for this week's Raw (2 June) will be out next week. The Tudum platform only reports top tens, meaning that if Raw ever drops out of the rankings, its viewership information will not be made available.

WWE's broadcasting deal with Netflix is worth around $5 billion in total. Although it has been signed for 10 years, the streaming platform is believed to have a five-year get-out clause.