{"id":43082,"date":"2017-05-31T19:29:02","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T00:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=43082"},"modified":"2017-05-31T19:29:24","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T00:29:24","slug":"raw-rating-memorial-day-rating-despite-strong-main-events-compare-last-year-wkellers-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/05\/31\/raw-rating-memorial-day-rating-despite-strong-main-events-compare-last-year-wkellers-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Raw Rating: Memorial Day rating down despite strong main events, how did it compare to last year? (w\/Keller&#8217;s Analysis)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-165925423\" 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 week&#8217;s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw on WWE Network drew a 1.75 rating. The show aired on\u00a0Memorial Day, but boasted two big main event matches announced a week ahead of time &#8211; Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins and Finn Balor vs. Bray Wyatt vs. Samoa Joe.<\/p>\n<p>The rating is down from last week&#8217;s 1.88 rating and below the ten-week average of 2.12 headed into this week, which includes WrestleMania season.<\/p>\n<p>The rating a year ago on Memorial Day drew a 2.19 rating, a drop of 14 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The first hour drew 2.69 million viewers, the second hour 2.68 million, and the third hour 2.47 million. The first-t0-third hour drop-off was 221,000. The 2017 average is 233,000, so it was a bit below normal.<\/p>\n<p>The five week average headed into Memorial Day last year was 2.27 and the Memorial Day Raw drew a 2.19 rating, so a drop of 0.08. It dropped 0.10 from the prior week rating of 2.19.<\/p>\n<p>This five-week average headed into Memorial Day this year was 1.94, so the 1.75 rating this week is a drop-off of 0.19, steeper than last year&#8217;s. The rating last week was 1.88, so the drop-off was 0.13, also greater than last year&#8217;s drop-off.<\/p>\n<p><em>Keller&#8217;s Analysis: Given the loaded line-up, its fair to say the Memorial Day episode of Raw performed worse than expected and disappointingly so.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-4158168229\"><div id=\"pwtor-545406675\"><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 Monday Night Raw on WWE Network drew a 1.75 rating. 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