WWE Raw Hits Highest Viewership In Over A Year, 7-Month High P18-49
Post-WrestleMania 38 buzz helps WWE Raw to great numbers by modern standards.
This week's episode of WWE Raw was a big hit, ratings-wise, with the 4 April show posting several impressive highs in key metrics.
As originally reported by Wrestlenomics' Brandon Thurston, an average of 2.101 million P2+ viewers watched Raw across its three hours. This breaks down as follows:-
Hour one: 2.318 million viewers
Hour two: 2.114 million viewers
Hour three: 1.871 million viewers
This is Raw's highest viewership since the 4 January 2021 'Legends Night' special, which drew 2.128 million viewers.
As far as the key 18-49 demographic goes, Raw attracted 820,000 viewers for a rating of 0.64. This was the show's highest since the post-SummerSlam episode on 23 August 2021 (826,000, 0.64) and was enough for Raw to finish sixth on the night amongst original cable telecasts, outdone only by NCAA basketball coverage.
For comparison, last year's Raw after WrestleMania (12 April) drew 2.026 million viewers including 885,000 P18-49. The 2022 show therefore drew more viewers overall but fewer in the key demographic.
As only a Roman Reigns appearance, Cody Rhodes promo, and Veer Mahaan's return were announced for Raw ahead of time, these strong numbers can be attributed to buzz coming out of WrestleMania 38. Reigns and Rhodes were amongst that event's protagonist, with the former unifying the WWE and Undisputed Championships and the latter mounting a buzz-worth return for the first time in six years.
Data: Wrestlenomics, Showbuzz Daily.