{"id":144641,"date":"2022-08-16T16:21:01","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T21:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=144641"},"modified":"2022-08-16T16:21:01","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T21:21:01","slug":"wwe-raw-viewership-stays-flat-over-prior-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/08\/16\/wwe-raw-viewership-stays-flat-over-prior-week\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Raw viewership stays flat over prior week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-289720767\" 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>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/08\/15\/8-15-wwe-monday-night-raw-results-kellers-report-on-lashley-vs-styles-riddle-updates-his-future-womens-tag-tournament-continues\/\">week&#8217;s episode<\/a> of WWE Raw drew 1.9y million viewers, a number that is flat compared to the prior week&#8217;s show. According to Showbuzz, Raw drew a 0.53 rating and ranked number one in the adult 18-49 demographic, though that number is slightly down from the 0.54 rating the show received last week.<\/p>\n<p>The second hour of Raw led the way with over two million viewers on average. That hour began with a memorable promo segment and match between Drew McIntyre and Kevin Owens.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1559390665448067072<\/p>\n<p>Other key matches on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/08\/15\/wwe-raw-results-2\/\">the show this week<\/a> included Bobby Lashley vs. A.J. Styles for the WWE United States Championship and Alexa Bliss &amp; Asuka vs. Nikki A.S.H &amp; Doudrop in the WWE Women&#8217;s Tag Team Championship tournament. Lashley defeated Styles with a spear. During the match, Dexter Lumis attempted to get to the ringside area, but was stopped by security. Bliss &amp; Asuka won their tournament match and will face the team of Iyo Sky &amp; Dakota Kai in the semifinals.<\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WWE<\/a> Raw main event, Theory defeated Dolph Ziggler.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/08\/16\/nxt-2-0-preview-special-heatwave-event-featuring-three-championship-matches\/\">NXT 2.0 PREVIEW: Special Heatwave event featuring three championship matches<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1036566288\"><div id=\"pwtor-4004301735\"><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>This week&#8217;s episode of WWE Raw drew 1.9y million viewers, a number that is flat compared to the prior week&#8217;s show. 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