{"id":20529,"date":"2016-05-24T17:01:26","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T22:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=20529"},"modified":"2016-06-16T03:45:42","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T08:45:42","slug":"raw-200-tv-ratings-report-break-three-hour-raws-200-episodes-trends-stats-2013-wtable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/24\/raw-200-tv-ratings-report-break-three-hour-raws-200-episodes-trends-stats-2013-wtable\/","title":{"rendered":"Raw 200 TV Ratings Report &#8211; Break Down of Three-Hour Raws through 200 episodes &#8211; trends, stats, 2013, more (w\/Table)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-487756621\" 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><strong>PWTorch Research Report<br \/>\nThree-Hour Raws through 200 Episodes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Time Period: July 2012 to March 2016 &#8211; first-run viewership on Monday nights.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With WWE Raw hitting the 1,200 episode mark this week, it&#8217;s worth looking at how the past 200 episodes have fared during the three-hour Raw era.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 200-Episode Average\u00a0&#8211;\u00a02.82 rating and 3.949 million viewers<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Current 2016 Average &#8211; 2.50 rating and 3.527 million viewers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hourly\u00a0Viewership Trend &#8211; 200 episodes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Average Viewership: 3.949 million viewers<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First Hour Average: 3.960 million viewers<\/li>\n<li>Second Hour Average: 4.036 million viewers<\/li>\n<li>Third Hour Average: 3.852 million viewers (4.5% decline)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Third Hour<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3414393556\" 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>&#8211; 166 out of 200 episodes (83 percent) declined from the second to third hour.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The viewership decline has been more pronounced in 2016&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>200-Episode Avg. 2H to 3H Decline &#8211; 4.5%<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>2012: 5.3% decline<\/li>\n<li>2013: 3.3% decline<\/li>\n<li>2014: 4.4% decline<\/li>\n<li>2015: 4.7% decline<\/li>\n<li><strong>2016: 7.5% decline<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The year 2013 was the peak of three-hour Raws. The first full year of three-hour Raws averaged the most viewers, the most second hour viewers, and the most third hour viewers. (2014 averaged the most first hour viewers.)<\/p>\n<p>Plus, 2013 had the lowest third hour decline of 3.3 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, 2013 was the last year to average more\u00a0than a 3.0 rating, registering a 3.01 average rating and 4.157 million viewers.<\/p>\n<p>2014 slipped to a 2.95 rating, then 2015 fell hard to a 2.65 rating, and 2016 is currently averaging a 2.50 rating.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to 2013, this year&#8217;s numbers are down 15-16 percent &#8211; 3.01 to 2.50 TV rating and 4.157 million viewers to 3.527 million (about 630,000 viewers).<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-953429119\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/05\/Raw200Table.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-20533\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/05\/Raw200Table.png\" alt=\"Raw200Table\" width=\"550\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/05\/Raw200Table.png 1009w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/05\/Raw200Table-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/05\/Raw200Table-768x133.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2711305190\"><div id=\"pwtor-2222157792\"><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>PWTorch Research Report Three-Hour Raws through 200 Episodes Time Period: July 2012 to March 2016 &#8211; first-run viewership on Monday nights. 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