WWE Raw Ratings Up For Post-WrestleMania 36 Show
Not the healthiest increase, but an increase nonetheless.
WWE Raw's viewership rebounded slightly for this week's post-WrestleMania 36 show.
Per the numbers from Showbuzz Daily, the show scored an average of 2.1 million viewers across its three hours. This is an increase on the previous week's 1.92 million - considered a disaster for a 'Showcase of the Immortals' go-home episode.
Here's how Raw's individual hours looked:-
Hour one: 2.31 million
Hour two: 2.06 million
Hour three: 1.93 million
While still below 2 million, it should be noted that the hour-three dropoff was less sharp than usual at just 17% compared to the first hour. Dave Meltzer also notes for Figure Four Online that there were "strong gains" for the Big Show vs. Drew McIntyre clash, boding well for the Scot as WWE Champion.
Last year's Raw after WrestleMania scored 29% more viewers at 2.94 million. A drop was inevitable with what's currently going on around the world, however.
One of the tamer post-WrestleMania Raws in memory, this week's show saw the aforementioned Big Show/McIntyre match, Nia Jax's return, a lengthy match between Aleister Black and Apollo Crews, and confirmation of Bianca Belair's full-time main roster call-up. The show was pre-taped along with WrestleMania 36 itself several weeks ago.