{"id":91806,"date":"2020-01-15T13:08:58","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T19:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=91806"},"modified":"2020-01-15T13:08:58","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T19:08:58","slug":"raw-rating-details-on-ratings-being-affected-by-college-football-championship-on-espn-key-metrics-past-year-comparisons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/01\/15\/raw-rating-details-on-ratings-being-affected-by-college-football-championship-on-espn-key-metrics-past-year-comparisons\/","title":{"rendered":"Raw Rating: Details on ratings being affected by College Football Championship on ESPN, key metrics, past year comparisons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-743973320\" 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>This week&#8217;s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw (1\/13) drew a 1.49 rating. That is down from the previous two weeks which drew ratings for 1.69 each week, but this week&#8217;s episode went up against the College Football Championship game on ESPN, which drew a monster 25 million viewers and 7.5 ratings the 18-49 demographic.<\/p>\n<p>Supplementary programming on ESPN before and after the game held positions 2 through 8 in the top ranked shows in the 18-49 demographic on Monday night. Raw finished in positions no. 9, 10, and 13.<\/p>\n<p>Hour viewership for Raw: 2.218 million, 2.059 million, and 1.814 million. The first-to-third hour drop-off was 404,000 above the 2019 average of 325,000 and higher than last week&#8217;s 355,000. Raw&#8217;s third hour started with the conclusion of the Becky Lynch-Asuka contract signing and ended with the so-called &#8220;Fist Fight&#8221; six-man tag match with Seth Rollins &amp; AOP vs. Big Show &amp; Kevin Owens &amp; Samoa Joe.<\/p>\n<p>One year ago, Raw drew a 1.89 rating, which was the best rating it had drawn since the prior October. Last week, Raw beat the prior year&#8217;s rating by a 1.69 to 1.64 margin. Two years ago this week Raw drew a 2.21. Three years ago this week, Raw drew a 2.16.<\/p>\n<p>Next week&#8217;s Raw features a ladder match between Rey Mysterio and Andrade with the U.S. Title on the line.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/01\/07\/wwe-raw-ties-last-weeks-rating-beats-year-ago-rating-key-metrics-including-how-third-hour-fared-with-surprise-teaser-leading-to-big-show\/\">WWE Raw ties last week\u2019s rating, beats year-ago rating, key metrics including how third hour fared with surprise teaser leading to Big Show<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2812627301\"><div id=\"pwtor-633813413\"><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>This week&#8217;s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw (1\/13) drew a 1.49 rating. 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