{"id":13923,"date":"2016-03-22T15:50:45","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T20:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=13923"},"modified":"2016-03-31T02:17:11","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T07:17:11","slug":"march21rawtvratings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/03\/22\/march21rawtvratings\/","title":{"rendered":"3\/21 Raw TV Ratings &#8211; Raw declines fourth straight week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3854210000\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Monday&#8217;s WWE Raw continued a five-week TV Ratings decline since Fast Lane in February.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Raw TV Ratings Tracking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>March 21:\u00a0<\/strong>Raw scored a 2.44 rating, down three percent from a 2.51 rating last week.<\/p>\n<p>The overall TV rating has steadily dropped each week since\u00a0the Raw after Fast Lane&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Feb. 22: 2.73 rating (post-Fast Lane\/Shane return)<\/li>\n<li>Feb. 29: 2.63 rating<\/li>\n<li>Mar. 7: 2.59 rating<\/li>\n<li>Mar. 14: 2.51 rating<\/li>\n<li>Mar. 21: 2.44 rating<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Overall for the year, Raw is averaging a 2.55 rating through 12 weeks, down 12 percent from a 12-week ratings average of 2.91 to start 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Monday&#8217;s\u00a0three hours averaged 3.399 million viewers, down two percent (about 60,000 viewers) from last week&#8217;s show.\u00a0Hourly Break Down:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First Hour: 3.466 million viewers (nearly the same as last week<\/li>\n<li>Second Hour: 3.416 million viewers (up slightly from last week)<\/li>\n<li>Third Hour: 3.317 million viewers (down 200,000 viewers from last week)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The big difference between this week and last week was a decline in third hour viewership. Last week&#8217;s third hour included Triple H vs. Dolph Ziggler and Vince-Shane-Undertaker in the final segment. This week&#8217;s third hour was centered on Vince McMahon making a WM32 announcement and a cold Dean Ambrose vs. Braun Strowman match.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; DEMOGRAPHICS: The key demographics are perhaps the most concerning of all two weeks before WrestleMania.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2015974566\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Raw fell off the board in males 18-34. M18-34 declined two-tenths of a rating to easily the lowest TV rating of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Raw also lost one-tenth of a rating in adults 18-49 to the lowest a18-49 rating of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Males 18-49 fell one-tenth, as well, and tied for the lowest m18-49 rating of the year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2774735393\"><div id=\"pwtor-714671656\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Monday&#8217;s WWE Raw continued a five-week TV Ratings decline since Fast Lane in February. WWE Raw TV Ratings Tracking March 21:\u00a0Raw scored a 2.44 rating, down three percent from a 2.51 rating last week. 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