{"id":93830,"date":"2020-02-26T13:33:15","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T19:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=93830"},"modified":"2020-02-26T13:33:15","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T19:33:15","slug":"raw-ratings-report-raw-rating-down-viewership-more-steady-holds-top-three-slots-among-key-demographic-key-metrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/02\/26\/raw-ratings-report-raw-rating-down-viewership-more-steady-holds-top-three-slots-among-key-demographic-key-metrics\/","title":{"rendered":"Raw Ratings Report: Raw rating down, viewership more steady, holds top three slots among key demographic, key metrics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1991039978\" 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>WWE Monday Night Raw (2\/24) drew a 1.58 rating, bringing the February ratings average down to 1.62. That&#8217;s below January&#8217;s average of 1.63. The average for February 2019 was 1.88. The average for February 2018 was 2.18.<\/p>\n<p>Viewership was more steady throughout, starting lower and ending higher than last week&#8217;s episode. The first hour drew 2.246 million, then grew to 2.278, then dropped to 2.106. The first-to-third hour drop-off was 140,000, well below the 371,000 average for 2020 so far. Raw built toward a Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens main event.<\/p>\n<p>Although Raw is well below year-ago numbers, each hour drew enough viewers in the 18-49 demographic to finish in the first three spots in the cable rankings on Monday night, beating &#8220;Love &amp; Hip Hop&#8221; episodes on VH1 handily. Raw drew 18-49 demo ratings of 0.73, 0.71, and 0.68 compared to 0.58 and 0.42\u00a0&#8220;Love &amp; Hip Hop.&#8221; Fox News programs drew more than 3 million total viewers, and Rachel Maddow on MSNBC also outdrew Raw in total viewership.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/02\/20\/aew-outdraws-nxt-again-both-shows-increase-viewership-up-against-highly-rated-democratic-debate-key-metrics-and-2020-averages-so-far\/\">AEW outdraws NXT again, both shows increase viewership up against highly rated Democratic Debate, key metrics and 2020 averages so far<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3376774903\"><div id=\"pwtor-1660356131\"><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>WWE Monday Night Raw (2\/24) drew a 1.58 rating, bringing the February ratings average down to 1.62. That&#8217;s below January&#8217;s average of 1.63. The average for February 2019 was 1.88. 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