{"id":36852,"date":"2016-12-28T20:45:59","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T02:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=36852"},"modified":"2016-12-28T20:45:59","modified_gmt":"2016-12-29T02:45:59","slug":"wwe-raw-rating-takes-hit-cowboys-lions-game-smackdown-within-reach-first-ratings-win-wkellers-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/12\/28\/wwe-raw-rating-takes-hit-cowboys-lions-game-smackdown-within-reach-first-ratings-win-wkellers-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Raw rating takes a hit up against Cowboys-Lions game, Smackdown within reach of first ratings win (w\/Keller&#8217;s Analysis)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1931260123\" 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>Monday&#8217;s episode of Raw took a ratings hit\u00a0the day after Christmas going up against a Dallas Cowboys vs. Detroit Lions game on ESPN, drawing a 1.94 rating. It fell below the ten-week rolling average leading into the week (2.04) and the fall average (2.00), and below the December average (2.00).<\/p>\n<p>Raw&#8217;s hourly numbers were unremarkable, with a 2.974 million viewership in hour one, 2.878 in hour two, and a 2.715 in hour three. The drop-off from the first to the third hour was 259,000 below the eight-week average of 0.301, but right in between the previous two weeks&#8217; drop-off.<\/p>\n<p><em>Keller&#8217;s Analysis:\u00a0Due to the holidays, Smackdown ratings from Tuesday night aren&#8217;t available yet. Last week, Smackdown drew a 1.88. With a loaded, heavily-hyped episode of Smackdown, including several plugs during Raw the night before, Smackdown is well within reach of surpassing Raw ratings for the first time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-124566779\"><div id=\"pwtor-2237327627\"><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>Monday&#8217;s episode of Raw took a ratings hit\u00a0the day after Christmas going up against a Dallas Cowboys vs. Detroit Lions game on ESPN, drawing a 1.94 rating. 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