Published 18:19 IST, April 15th 2020
WWE RAW viewership numbers take a massive hit, draws a mere 1.913 million viewers
Problems on the horizon for WWE as this week’s WWE RAW drew an average of just 1.913 million viewers on the USA Network, among the lowest in WWE’s history.
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expectations for WWE Raw episode that follows a WrestleMania event have always been high, considering that WWE does, more often than t, have something up ir sleeves for episode. However, fans were left unhappy with WWE RAW episode after WrestleMania this time as it didn’t feature any A-list superstars. WWE RAW episode after WrestleMania 36 (6 April 2020), did t see any high-profile wrestlers feature, which is why it reportedly drew only 2.118 million viewers.
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WWE RAW TV rating: WWE RAW breaks records
Showbuzz Daily reported that RAW episode following WrestleMania 36 bordered on a dud when it comes to viewership numbers. Things got even worse as this week’s WWE RAW (13 April 2020) drew an aver of 1.913 million viewers on USA Network, among lowest in WWE history. According to many, this happened because fans were expecting same treatment y got last week. This week’s episode was three hours long. first hour of show drew 1.994 million viewers, second hour drew 1.913 million viewers and final hour drew 1.832 million viewers. In comparison, first hour of last week’s show drew 2.311 million, second hour drew 2.063 million and third hour drew 1.925 million.
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According to pwmania, this week’s episode saw lowest n-holiday viewership in history for Hour One and Hour Two. This is sixth-lowest third hour viewership of all-time, including holidays. Reports also claim that WWE RAW has slipped to 30th rank when it comes to cable viewership. Because of coronavirus outbreak, news channels have been dominating television over past couple of months. However, this week's WWE Raw did see beginning of a new feud in form of Seth Rollins vs Drew McIntyre.
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18:19 IST, April 15th 2020