{"id":69658,"date":"2018-11-13T18:49:07","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T00:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=69658"},"modified":"2018-11-13T18:49:07","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T00:49:07","slug":"raw-rating-big-drop-off-during-show-third-hour-hurt-by-lack-of-overrun-and-unannounced-main-event-comparisons-to-nfl-and-other-cable-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/11\/13\/raw-rating-big-drop-off-during-show-third-hour-hurt-by-lack-of-overrun-and-unannounced-main-event-comparisons-to-nfl-and-other-cable-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Raw Rating: Big drop-off during show, third hour hurt by lack of overrun and unannounced main event, comparisons to NFL and other cable competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2575984029\" 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>The Nov. 12 edition of WWE Raw on USA Network drew a 1.72 rating among live and same-night-DVR viewers, up from the 1.70 last week and down from 1.74 two weeks earlier. Raw&#8217;s hourly viewership: 2.761 million, 2.446 million, and 2.142 million.<\/p>\n<p>The drop from the first-to-third hour was 619,000, the biggest drop since the Feb. 19 episode. The elimination of the overrun as part of the third hour viewership was a big blow to Raw&#8217;s viewership total in that third hour. WWE didn&#8217;t announce a main event match, which also may have cost Raw viewers. They went with an unannounced Bayley vs. Sasha Banks match and the Smackdown &#8220;invasion&#8221; angle with Becky Lynch and Co.<\/p>\n<p>Raw&#8217;s three hours finished in the no. 7, 8, and 9 spots in cables rankings among the 18-49 key demo, behind VH1&#8217;s &#8220;Love and Hip Hop&#8221; (no. 4) and three NFL related programs on ESPN (nos. 1, 2, 3).<\/p>\n<p>One year ago Raw drew a 2.14 rating, and two years ago Raw drew a 1.98 rating.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>CHECK OUT THIS WEEK&#8217;S POST-RAW EDITION OF THE &#8220;WADE KELLER PRO WRESTLING PODCAST&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by cohost Cameron Hawkins from the PWTorch East Coast Cast to discuss WWE Monday Night Raw from Kansas City, Mo. including Becky Lynch&#8217;s bloody invasion, Ronda Rousey&#8217;s odd millennial and avocado toast rant, the latest Survivor Series developments with Brock Lesnar, Braun Strowman, and much more including an on-site correspondent and mailbag.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">-On Tune In Radio\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tun.in\/tiPf5Y\">HERE<\/a><br \/>\n-On Apple Podcasts <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-post-show\/id1340490567?mt=2\">HERE<\/a><br \/>\n-Or<strong> search &#8220;Wade Keller&#8221;<\/strong> on your podcast app of choice<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t127017286\/\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" \/>\n<p>The ten week rolling average for Raw is 1.72. The 2018 average so far is 2.01, down rom the year-ago average to this point of 2.09.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1650193864\" 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>The NFL Monday Night Football game drew 10.501 million viewers, compared to Raw&#8217;s best hour which drew 2.761 million. Paw Patrol on Nickelodeon knocked on the door of surpassing Raw&#8217;s third hour in total viewers (1.987 vs. 2.142). Overall, Raw&#8217;s three hours in total viewers ranked behind the three ESPN programs and &#8220;Tucker Carlson&#8221; on Fox News, finishing no. 5, 6, and 7.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/11\/08\/raw-length-to-be-trimmed-raw-ratings-on-brink-of-dropping-below-key-level-for-year-big-drop-off-on-third-hour-this-week\/\">Raw length to be trimmed, Raw ratings on brink of dropping below key level for year, big drop-off on third hour this week<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3444158283\"><div id=\"pwtor-942984225\"><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>The Nov. 12 edition of WWE Raw on USA Network drew a 1.72 rating among live and same-night-DVR viewers, up from the 1.70 last week and down from 1.74 two weeks earlier. 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