{"id":145402,"date":"2022-08-30T17:22:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T22:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=145402"},"modified":"2022-08-30T17:22:16","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T22:22:16","slug":"wwe-raw-ratings-and-viewership-rise-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/08\/30\/wwe-raw-ratings-and-viewership-rise-again\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Raw ratings and viewership rise again"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2332653981\" 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\/29\/8-29-wwe-raw-tv-results-doucettes-alt-perspective-seth-riddle-face-to-face-rodriguez-aliyah-vs-kai-sky-in-womens-tag-title-tournament-final-usos-sami-visit\/\">week&#8217;s episode of WWE Raw<\/a> drew 2.1 million viewers on average across the three hour broadcast. That is an increase over last week&#8217;s strong number. The second hour of the show drew the highest viewership at 2.22 million.<\/p>\n<p>In the key demos, Raw also saw increase. The show drew a 0.59 with adults 18-49, an increase over the 0.55 rating in the prior week. The male 18-49 and male 18-34 demo ratings increased over prior week as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/08\/29\/8-29-wwe-monday-night-raw-results-kellers-report-on-kurt-angles-return-seth-riddle-face-to-face-rodriguez-aliyah-vs-kai-sky-in-womens-tag-title-tournament-final-usos-sami-visit\/\">Raw was headlined<\/a> by the finals of the WWE Women&#8217;s Tag Team Championship Tournament. Raquel Rodriguez &amp; Aliyah defeated Iyo Sky &amp; Dakota Kai to win the vacated titles left by Sasha Banks &amp; Bayley after they walked out of the company.<\/p>\n<p>The show also featured the return of WWE Hall of Famer, Kurt Angle. Angle was involved in an in-ring segment with Alpha Academy, which led to a match between AA and The Street Profits. The Street Profits were victorious and then drank milk with Angle. Angle was also featured in a backstage segment with Edge.<\/p>\n<p>Other matches and segments on the show this week was a tag match between The Judgement Day and the team of A.J. Styles &amp; Dolph Ziggler, a final interview segment between Riddle and Seth Rollins ahead of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\">Clash at the Castle<\/a>, and Kevin Owens vs. Jey Uso.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/08\/30\/heydorns-wwe-raw-receipt-8-29-riddle-and-rollins-give-their-feud-significant-momentum\/\">HEYDORN\u2019S WWE RAW RECEIPT 8\/29: Riddle and Rollins give their feud significant momentum<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-507708813\"><div id=\"pwtor-978808269\"><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 2.1 million viewers on average across the three hour broadcast. 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