{"id":171888,"date":"2024-01-09T23:56:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T05:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=171888"},"modified":"2024-01-09T23:56:25","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T05:56:25","slug":"wwe-raw-ratings-report-1-8-viewership-and-demo-rating-for-show-with-cm-punks-return-and-cody-vs-nakamura-main-event-plus-year-ago-comparisons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/01\/09\/wwe-raw-ratings-report-1-8-viewership-and-demo-rating-for-show-with-cm-punks-return-and-cody-vs-nakamura-main-event-plus-year-ago-comparisons\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Raw Ratings Report (1\/8): Viewership and demo rating for show with CM Punk&#8217;s return and Cody vs. Nakamura main event, plus year ago comparisons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3190370087\" 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>Last night&#8217;s (1\/8) episode of WWE Raw on USA Network averaged 1.464 million viewers, down from last week&#8217;s 1.751 million viewers. Last week&#8217;s show was buoyed by a mystery &#8220;returning former champion&#8221; who turned out to be The Rock. Last night&#8217;s episode also went up against the college football championship game. This week ends football competition for Raw as it heads into the Royal Rumble\/WrestleMania peak season.<\/p>\n<p>Hourly viewership:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1.539<\/li>\n<li>1.486<\/li>\n<li>1.367<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One year ago this week, Raw averaged 1.692 million viewers, 272,000 more viewers than this week&#8217;s episode.<\/p>\n<p>In the key 18-49 demo, Raw drew a 0.44 rating, down from last week&#8217;s 0.60 rating. One year ago this week, Raw drew a 0.50 rating.<\/p>\n<p>Raw last night featured Cody Rhodes vs. Shinsuke Nakakura in the main event plus the return of C.M. 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