The WWE Raw Ratings Report (3/25): Total viewership and key demos compare to Smackdown and the last two years of Raw.

Last night’s (3/25) episode of WWE Monday Night Raw on USA Network averaged 1.729 million viewers, up from 1.686 million last week. The average through 13 weeks this year is 1.715 million, so this was precisely in line with the regular viewing this year.

One year ago through 13 weeks, Raw averaged 1.834 million. So while Smackdown viewership is up 57,000 per week on average this year, Raw’s viewership is down 119,000. With Rock appearing multiple times on Smackdown, that could be indicative of his impact. Two years ago, Smackdown averaged 1.722 million through 13 weeks. Hourly viewrship was as follows:

1st Hour: 1.757 million
2nd Hour: 1.833 million
3rd Hour: 1.598 million

The first-to-third hour dropoff was 159,000, mirroring the average through 13 weeks this year. The advertised matches and segments were:

C.M. Punk returns to Raw Ricochet vs. J.D. McDonagh
Ivy Nile vs. Candice LeRae Andrade vs. Ivar Jey Uso vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Sami Zayn vs. Bronson Reed

In the crucial 18-49 demo, Raw got a 0.60 rating, up from 0.55 last week and above the 13 week average so far in 2024 of 0.56. The average through 13 weeks last year was 0.53. Two years ago, it was 0.46.

So Raw is getting a larger percentage of 18-49 viewers that have cable/streaming access to USA Network than the prior two years through 13 weeks