{"id":85278,"date":"2019-08-27T16:38:17","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T21:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=85278"},"modified":"2019-08-27T16:38:17","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T21:38:17","slug":"raw-ratings-strong-first-hour-sharp-drop-off-for-third-hour-up-against-mtv-video-music-awards-key-metrics-plus-steve-austin-viewership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/08\/27\/raw-ratings-strong-first-hour-sharp-drop-off-for-third-hour-up-against-mtv-video-music-awards-key-metrics-plus-steve-austin-viewership\/","title":{"rendered":"Raw Ratings: Strong first hour, sharp drop-off for third hour, up against MTV Video Music Awards, key metrics, plus Steve Austin viewership"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1207753531\" 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 1.79 rating among live and same-night-DVR viewers, up from the 1.76 the week before. It&#8217;s right in line with the final August average of 1.80 and the year-to-date average of 1.78.<\/p>\n<p>The first hour drew 2.637 million viewers, the fourth-highest first-hour ratings since last April. The second hour held steady with 2.686 million. The third hour had a sharp drop-off of one 400,000 viewers to 2.260 million, perhaps related to the MTV Video Music Awards show. MTV edged WWE in the key 18-49 demo. In that demo, MTV drew a 0.9 rating with 1.926 million total viewers. Raw&#8217;s first hour drew a 0.9 rating with 700,000 more total viewers. Raw finished in spots 2, 3, and 4 in the key demo rating.<\/p>\n<p>One year ago Raw drew a 2.02 rating the last Monday in August. Two years ago it drew a 2.23 rating.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Straight Up Steve Austin&#8221; drew 987,000 viewers with a 0.4 key adult demo rating, good enough for a top ten finish yet again in Monday cable ratings and close to last week&#8217;s rating.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-4152941784\"><div id=\"pwtor-2935728890\"><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 1.79 rating among live and same-night-DVR viewers, up from the 1.76 the week before. 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