{"id":79756,"date":"2019-05-16T18:42:36","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T23:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=79756"},"modified":"2019-05-16T18:42:36","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T23:42:36","slug":"raw-rating-viewership-rebounds-from-record-depths-of-two-weeks-ago-with-no-nba-competition-key-stats-and-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/05\/16\/raw-rating-viewership-rebounds-from-record-depths-of-two-weeks-ago-with-no-nba-competition-key-stats-and-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"Raw Rating: Viewership rebounds from record depths of two weeks ago with no NBA competition, key stats and perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4022390203\" 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 May 13 episode of WWE Monday Night Raw on USA Network drew a 1.68 among live and same-night-DVR viewers. That&#8217;s up from the 1.63 last week and the second weekly increase since the 1.56 crater two weeks ago. It&#8217;s still below the average rating for the year, which is 1.82 through this week and the ten week rolling average of 1.80.\u00a0One year ago this week Raw drew a 1.92 rating. Two years ago this week, Raw drew a 1.89 rating.<\/p>\n<p>The first hour drew 2.576 million viewers, up from 2.468 million last week, an increase of just over 100,000 viewers. The second hour drew 2.391 million, below last week&#8217;s number of 2.240. The third hour drew 2.080 million, slightly above last week&#8217;s 2.024 million. The first-to-third hour drop-off was 496,000, above the yearly average of 412,000 and more the prior two episodes.<\/p>\n<p>This was all good for the top three slots in cable TV on Monday night in the coveted 18-49 demographic with ratings of 0.9, 0.8, and 0.7 for each hour. It beat out the NHL playoff game between the St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks which drew a 0.5 tied for no. 5 in the nightly rankings. Two Fox News programs drew more viewers, but an older demographic so it landed lower in the 18-49 rankings.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/05\/15\/interview-highlights-vince-mcmahon-talks-to-variety-about-new-fox-tv-deal-wrestler-time-off-being-misunderstood-ted-turner-earning-respect-all-over-again\/\">Interview Highlights: Vince McMahon talks to Variety about new Fox TV deal, wrestler time off, being misunderstood, Ted Turner, earning respect all over again<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2304177943\"><div id=\"pwtor-954292742\"><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 May 13 episode of WWE Monday Night Raw on USA Network drew a 1.68 among live and same-night-DVR viewers. 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