{"id":59610,"date":"2018-05-08T15:45:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T20:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=59610"},"modified":"2018-05-08T16:57:44","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T21:57:44","slug":"wwe-raw-ratings-first-sub-2-0-rating-since-start-of-year-key-metrics-including-hourly-trend-comparisons-to-past-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/05\/08\/wwe-raw-ratings-first-sub-2-0-rating-since-start-of-year-key-metrics-including-hourly-trend-comparisons-to-past-years\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Raw Ratings: First sub-2.0 rating since start of year, key metrics including hourly trend, comparisons to past years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1168243834\" 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 (May 7) episode of WWE Raw on USA Network drew a 1.94 rating, the first sub-2.0 rating since the 1.92 on Jan. 8. There were 15 out of 18 weeks in the span ending Jan. 8 where ratings were below 2.00, corresponding to football competition in the fall and winter.<\/p>\n<p>The 1.94 last night still beat the year-ago rating of 1.90, but as usual fell short of the two-years-ago rating of 2.26.<\/p>\n<p>The ten-week rolling average headed into this week was 2.28. The 2018 average is currently 2.24.<\/p>\n<p>The first hour drew 2,788,000 viewers, then dropped slightly to 2,731,000 and then the usual dropoff in the third hour to 2,549,000. The first-to-third hour dropoff was 239,000, well below the 409,000 average so far this year.<\/p>\n<p>The advertised main event was Sami Zayn vs. Roman Reigns vs. Finn Balor for a Money in the Bank spot.<\/p>\n<p>The NBA is part of the reason for the dropoff this week. The two NBA playoff games last night topped Monday cable ratings in the adult 18-49 demo. Raw finished 5 in the cable ratings behind both NBA games, the NBA post-show, and &#8220;Love and Hip Hop Atlanta.&#8221; The NHL playoff games followed right behind Raw in the rankings.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT LAST WEEK&#8217;S REPORT:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/05\/01\/raw-ratings-report-viewership-and-key-metrics-including-hourly-trends-comparisons-to-past-years-2018-average\/\">Raw Ratings Report: Viewership and key metrics including hourly trends, comparisons to past years, 2018 average<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1288109847\"><div id=\"pwtor-354781463\"><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 (May 7) episode of WWE Raw on USA Network drew a 1.94 rating, the first sub-2.0 rating since the 1.92 on Jan. 8. 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