{"id":97341,"date":"2020-05-12T15:41:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T20:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=97341"},"modified":"2020-05-12T15:41:52","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T20:41:52","slug":"raw-rating-report-viewership-rebounds-day-after-money-in-the-bank-for-episode-that-advertised-becky-confronting-asuka-and-an-edge-orton-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/05\/12\/raw-rating-report-viewership-rebounds-day-after-money-in-the-bank-for-episode-that-advertised-becky-confronting-asuka-and-an-edge-orton-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Raw Rating Report: Viewership rebounds day after Money in the Bank for episode that advertised Becky confronting Asuka and an Edge-Orton meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1124925899\" 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 drew a 1.46 rating, up from last week&#8217;w 1.24 rating. It was the highest rating since the day after WrestleMania, which drew a 1.51. It&#8217;s the third highest rating of the empty-arena era.<\/p>\n<p>Raw aired the day after a novel Money in the Bank PPV and began with a buzz-generating announcement that Becky Lynch was relinquishing her WWE Raw Women&#8217;s Title because she was pregnant. WWE had also been advertising Edge and Randy Orton would be on this episode, and that could have contributed to the viewership rebound, also. Raw&#8217;s star power has been weak lately, and Becky, Edge, and Orton being advertised could have helped bring some viewers back.<\/p>\n<p>One year ago this week, Raw drew a 1.68 rating. It drew a 1.92 rating two years ago and a 1.75 rating three years ago this week. The 1.46 is down 0.22 from one year ago. The drop-off last year compared to the prior year was 0.24. So the drop in viewership, in that context, doesn&#8217;t look as stark when it comes to attributing it to the empty-arena setting.<\/p>\n<p>In last night&#8217;s key demographics, Raw increased among men 18-34 to 0.34, up from 0.23 the prior week, but still elbow the 0.39 and 0.38 the first two weeks of April during the empty-arena era. Raw&#8217;s 18-49 demo ratings landed it in three of the top four spots in Monday cable ratings, although it&#8217;s total viewership was less than half of three other shows in the top 15.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/05\/07\/aew-dynamite-outdraws-wwe-raw-among-18-34-males-doubles-nxt-in-same-demo-viewership-up-for-both-nxt-and-usa\/\">AEW Dynamite outdraws WWE Raw among 18-34 males, doubles NXT in same demo, viewership up for both NXT and USA<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3920857197\"><div id=\"pwtor-2933173365\"><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 drew a 1.46 rating, up from last week&#8217;w 1.24 rating. It was the highest rating since the day after WrestleMania, which drew a 1.51. 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