WWE Raw Draws Highest Ratings In 7 Months Ahead Of WrestleMania 38
By modern standards, fantastic numbers for WWE Raw and its WrestleMania 38 go-home show.
The WrestleMania 38 go-home episode of WWE Raw drew strong ratings on 28 March, hitting seven-month highs in overall viewership and the key 18-49 demographic.
As originally reported by Wrestlenomics' Brandon Thurston, an average of 1.979 million P2+ viewers watched Raw across its three hours this week. This number included 721,000 P18-49 for a rating of 0.55, which, as revealed by Showbuzz Daily, was enough for Raw to finish first on the night amongst original cable telecasts.
Here's how that 1.979 million breaks down:-
Hour one: 2.052 million viewers
Hour two: 2.100 million viewers
Hour three: 1.786 million viewers
Raw has not performed this well since 23 August 2021, which was the red brand's post-SummerSlam show. 2.067 million viewers watched that show, including 826,000 P18-49.
Numbers are up significantly from last year's WrestleMania go-home Raw (5 April 2021), which drew 1.701 million P2+ viewers and 666,000 P18-49. WWE was still hosting weekly television in the empty ThunderDome at this point, however.
This week's Raw was bolstered by appearances from WWE Champion Brock Lesnar, Universal Champion Roman Reigns, and a host of SmackDown stars ahead of 'Mania 38, which takes place in Dallas, Texas on Saturday 2 April and Sunday 3 April.
Data: Showbuzz Daily, Wrestlenomics.