Raw Rating: All-Star Battle Royal boosts Raw to best rating since right after WrestleMania, third hour beats first hour, Raw back to top of cable rankings on Monday

The July 15 episode of WWE Monday Night Raw on USA Network drew a 1.74 rating among live and same-night-DVR viewers, up from the prior week’s 1.65 and the best rating since Apr. 15 for the Superstar Shake-up and WrestleMania follow-up.

The Cross-brand All-Star Ten Man Battle Royal helped the third hour to a rare increase over the first-hour rating, although as usual the second hour viewership was highest.

Raw finished in the top three spots in the cable rankings in the 18-34 demographic, reclaiming its top spot. It drew ratings 0f 0.8 and 0.8 in hours two and three and a 0.7 rating for hour one.

In total viewership, Raw finished behind “Hannity,” “The Five,” and “Tucker Carlson Tonight” on Fox News and “The Rachel Maddow Show” on MSNBC.

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