WWE RAW viewership increased again on May 16.
According to Showbuzz Daily, an average of 1.736 million viewers watched the show on Monday, which is up from the 1.652 million viewers who tuned in last week. In the 18 to 49 demographic, RAW scored a 0.45, which is up in a big way from last week per Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics. For comparison, last week’s show scored a 0.44 rating.
The hourly breakdown is as follows:
- First hour: 1.749 million viewers, 0.44 in the 18 to 49 demographic
- Second hour: 1.816 million viewers, 0.46 in the 18 to 49 demographic
- Third hour: 1.646 million viewers, 0.46 in the 18 to 49 demographic
WWE Raw last night on USA Network:
1,736,000 viewers
P18-49: 0.45 (587,000)Highest in both in about 1 month.
? https://t.co/1SscdBCpr8 pic.twitter.com/heRKReYYj8— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) May 17, 2022
Without the NBA Playoffs dominating cable on Monday, RAW once again returns to the top of cable and ranked first, second, and third overall in the key demographic among cable originals on Monday. With hour number two taking the top spot for the evening.
This week’s episode opened with Bobby Lashley defeating Omos in a steel cage match. The main event saw Asuka defeat Becky Lynch to begin the new number one contender for Bianca Belair’s RAW Women’s Championship at the Hell in a Cell Premium Live Event.
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