WWE Raw's Viewership Has Plateaued After 7 Weeks On Netflix (WWE News)
WWE Raw drew 2.8 million global viewers for the second consecutive week on Netflix.
WWE Raw's Netflix viewership appears to have plateaued after seven weeks on the platform, with variances of only 300,000 over the past four weeks.
Per Netflix's Tudum site, the 17 February episode of Raw attracted 2.8 million global viewers for the 1:51-long show, making for a total hours watched of around 5.5 million. The total viewership is identical to that reported for the 10 February episode and was enough for the show to finish 10th in the weekly top 10 for English-language television.
As Tudum only reports the 10 most-watched shows, Raw's total viewership is unlikely to be made public if/when WWE's flagship drops off the chart.
Netflix viewerships differ from traditional Nielsen ratings in that they cover seven full days of viewership worldwide, while Nielsen accounts for live and same-day viewing in the United States only. This makes comparing Raw's current performance to other wrestling shows airing on traditional television difficult.
Nonetheless, it is fair to conclude that Raw's viewership has now plateaued on the platform and reached the range that can be expected on a normal weekly basis.
Raw has drawn the following weekly global viewerships on Netflix so far:
6 January: 5.9 million.
13 January: 3.7 million.
20 January: 3 million.
27 January: 2.9 million.
3 February: 3.1 Million.
10 February: 2.8 million.
17 February: 2.8 million.
Tudum reports data for the previous week every Tuesday. Thus, data for this week's episode (24 February) should be available next week.
As Raw has now sat between 2.8 million and 3.1 million viewers for five consecutive weeks, this range is likely where the show will sit for the foreseeable future. Wrestling shows launching on new platforms typically start with an artificially high number before tapering off into a steady average. Raw's 6 January Netflix premiere was marketed to near-PLE levels, featuring huge names like The Rock and Hulk Hogan, hence the opening 5.9 million global viewers.
WWE's next pay-per-view, Elimination Chamber 2025, will air on Netflix outside the United States this Saturday, 1 March. Previously, Royal Rumble 2025 drew 2.1 million global viewers on the platform, with the premium live event still airing on Peacock in the US.