{"id":18888,"date":"2016-05-10T15:54:41","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T20:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=18888"},"modified":"2016-05-11T15:08:41","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T20:08:41","slug":"59-raw-tv-ratings-raw-dips-back-historical-low-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/10\/59-raw-tv-ratings-raw-dips-back-historical-low-territory\/","title":{"rendered":"5\/9 Raw TV Ratings &#8211; Raw dips back to historical low territory"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3505341089\" 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>WWE Raw returned to the historical low-point territory on Monday night, with one more show remaining before the Extreme Rules PPV.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Raw TV Ratings Tracking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>May 9:<\/strong>\u00a0Monday&#8217;s Raw scored a 2.26 TV rating, down from a 2.35 rating post-Payback last week.<\/p>\n<p>It was the second-lowest-rated show of the year, topping\u00a0the April 25 show leading into Payback.<\/p>\n<p>Next week&#8217;s TV rating will be interesting since\u00a0WWE did not advertise anything in advance, and pre-PPV episodes have settled into a pattern of dipping from the show two weeks out.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Raw was particularly hit hard in the key demo of males 18-34, falling 12 percent to a new historical low point even lower than at the end of April.<\/p>\n<p>Adults and males 18-49 also fell one-tenth of a rating nearing historical low territory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Raw&#8217;s three hours averaged 3.238 million viewers, down six percent (about 200,000 viewers) from last week.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-612985056\" 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>It was the second-fewest viewers of the year.\u00a0Hourly Break Down:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First Hour: 3.345 million viewers (second fewest of 2016)<\/li>\n<li>Second Hour: 3.356 million viewers for a slight uptick<\/li>\n<li>Third Hour: 3.013 million viewers (down 10 percent from 2H)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Raw faced tough overlapping competition from two NBA games going to overtime. 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