{"id":57683,"date":"2018-04-03T15:51:04","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T20:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=57683"},"modified":"2018-04-03T15:51:04","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T20:51:04","slug":"raw-ratings-hold-up-against-ncaa-mens-tournament-final-game-hourly-numbers-jump-out-as-third-hour-built-around-cena-and-lesnar-heyman-segments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/04\/03\/raw-ratings-hold-up-against-ncaa-mens-tournament-final-game-hourly-numbers-jump-out-as-third-hour-built-around-cena-and-lesnar-heyman-segments\/","title":{"rendered":"Raw Ratings hold up against NCAA Men&#8217;s Tournament Final game, hourly numbers jump out as third hour built around Cena and Lesnar &#038; Heyman segments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2099075429\" 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 episode of WWE Monday Night Raw on USA Network drew a 2.24 rating, down from the 229 rating the week before. The rating being down is likely a result of going up against the NCAA Men&#8217;s Basketball Tournament Finals.<\/p>\n<p>The monthly average in March was 2.22 so this is right in line with that. A year ago, the day after WrestleMania, Raw drew a 2.62 rating. That was well above the prior eight week average of 2.20.<\/p>\n<p>The ten week rolling average headed into this week was 2.22. The yearly average so far is 2.23.<\/p>\n<p>The hourly dropoff was as small as it&#8217;s been in over eight months with a drop from the first to third hour of 116,000. The hourly viewership was 3.43 million, 3.33 million, and 3.31 million. That&#8217;s about as steady as it gets for Raw, likely due to fans staying tuned for the John Cena-Undertaker segment and anticipating a possible Undertaker appearance before the end of the show; WWE also built up Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns potentially getting into a battle later in the show, too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3179606145\"><div id=\"pwtor-1839390236\"><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>Last night&#8217;s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw on USA Network drew a 2.24 rating, down from the 229 rating the week before. 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