Official Raw Ratings Thread [2.22 for the 7/18 episode]

[ExodusNirvana]

I'll say this...things LOOK DIFFERENT. It really does. No Cena, No Blandy...they took Cripple H off television for the TIME BEING. They brought Shane to neutralize the Stephanie effect...Kevin Owens is getting away with some SLICK disguised Nation Rock type stuff except he's losing a little bit more...Sami gets a lot of time..Cesaro has come back getting pushed...Miz and Maryse are getting a lot of screentime. Rusev with Lana again and getting a US title shot to get him back in the mix...Charlotte and Natayla are actually getting built up while they keep Sasha out of sight out of mind for her return....the tag divison was definitely looking different with New Day on top and Enzo and Cass also getting hot...Ambrose is still over.....AJ and Roman are getting pushed in like tweener type roles even though Roman is getting ULTRA BOOED...Anderson and Gallows are getting key screentime for the time being...

When you LOOK at the WHOLE PICTURE? It looks different...I haven't seen Kane or Big Show in a minute...Ryback is off TV.....but Cena will be BACK when X-Men Apocalypse comes out and he will fukk up this entire dynamic. That much is guaranteed. His return won't matter with Roman..he's been kept away from the Cena bull$hit since day one. They haven't had NO TYPE of one on one match nor has it been remotely teased except earlier this year when they couldn't lock in the Rock for WM 32's main event.

Things are different right now but how long will this last before Cena and Blandy and Sheamus start getting infected into the energy.

OMG how did you manage to slip The Rock into this discussion??? HOW???

 

[Da King]

OMG how did you manage to slip The Rock into this discussion??? HOW???

You honestly surprised?

 

[TheGodling]

OMG how did you manage to slip The Rock into this discussion??? HOW???

Don't forget he managed to add Cena, Orton and Sheamus in the last sentence too.

 

[ExodusNirvana]

You honestly surprised?

The shyt caught me off guard...I didn't read who posted it before I actually read the post. Then I'm reading and I get to the part I bolded and I'm like "Who the fukk..."

Then I look to the left and instantly my face goes

 

[julesocean]

I'm starting to think the hardcore fans are more of a problem then the cena/reigns fans as they will accept other stars and go along with storylines while the smarkier fans complain anytime they don't get their way .

You don't have to love reigns but wwe isn't trying to make you either . There are plenty of other guys on the card that people can support . Reigns is only a failure if he was getting del rio crickets he's not .

Yes, a certain part of the mature core will take the opinion that there isn't any superstars right now, and that just look at the ratings. In the attitude era, all of the Rock's, Austin's, HHHs... They had to earn it, the WWE had to earn it. They pushed people with talent, and eventually it payed off.

The lazy mature fans will tune out today, and tune in tomorrow when these young stars are established. The real wrestling fans are still watching right now, knowing there is about to be some good matches and great journeys to watch.

If you think about, the smartest of smark fans are actually the casual audience, nowadays.

 

[R=G]

OMG how did you manage to slip The Rock into this discussion??? HOW???

Because I've seen all before and he's the measuring stick for greatness. Cena used to copy 2002 Rock before as well. Youtube it since you need smilies to make the point of being shocked.

 

[mrken12]

Don't forget he managed to add Cena, Orton and Sheamus in the last sentence too.

If he added in a Stephanie reference we could say Bingo.

Edit: Never mind he already did.

 

[mrken12]

5/9 Raw TV Ratings - Raw dips back to historical low territory -

May 9: Monday’s Raw scored a 2.26 TV rating, down from a 2.35 rating post-Payback last week.

It was the second-lowest-rated show of the year, topping the April 25 show leading into Payback.

Next week’s TV rating will be interesting since WWE did not advertise anything in advance, and pre-PPV episodes have settled into a pattern of dipping from the show two weeks out.

This week, Raw was particularly hit hard in the key demo of males 18-34, falling 12 percent to a new historical low point even lower than at the end of April.

Adults and males 18-49 also fell one-tenth of a rating nearing historical low territory.

– Raw’s three hours averaged 3.238 million viewers, down six percent (about 200,000 viewers) from last week.

It was the second-fewest viewers of the year. Hourly Break Down:

• First Hour: 3.345 million viewers (second fewest of 2016)
• Second Hour: 3.356 million viewers for a slight uptick
• Third Hour: 3.013 million viewers (down 10 percent from 2H)

Raw faced tough overlapping competition from two NBA games going to overtime. TNT’s second broadcast drew 6.158 million viewers, nearly doubling Raw’s average audience.

 

[mrken12]

WWE Raw viewership for the Extreme Rules go-home show – Pro Wrestling Dot Net

Monday’s WWE Raw television show averaged 3.19 million viewers, according to Showbuzzdaily.com. Viewership was down from the 3.238 million average from last week.

Powell’s POV: The first hour of Raw averaged 3.376 million viewers. Hour two drew 3.302 million viewers. The final hour of the show averaged 2.894 million viewers. We hope to have the actual rating later today.

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[Spyro]

Women's contract signing ending the night

 

[Boy Wonder]

Women's contract signing ending the night

It would've dropped regardless I think they're trying to make a point about the third hour

 

[mrken12]

5/16 Raw TV Ratings - Raw steady vs. Game 1 of NBA WCF; third hour smallest of 2016 -

May 16: Raw leading into Extreme Rules scored a 2.27 TV rating, virtually even with a 2.26 rating last week.

In the demographic ratings, Raw actually increased one-tenth in males 18-34 and slightly increased in males 18-49.

However, adults 18-49 fell to the lowest rating of the year, even lower than the pre-Payback episode three weeks ago.

– Raw’s three hours averaged 3.190 million viewers, down 1.5 percent from last week’s show.

The first two hours were virtually even with last week’s show. However, the third hour fell by 12.4 percent after Raw came to its natural conclusion at the top of the third hour.

• First Hour: 3.376 million viewers
• Second Hour: 3.302 million viewers
• Third Hour: 2.894 million viewers

The third hour audience was the smallest of the year and smallest since December 2015. WWE put their main event angle at the end of the second hour/start of the third hour, trying to combat the inevitable third hour decline leading into Extreme Rules.

There was also the factor of the Warriors-Thunder NBA Playoffs game drawing 8.7 million viewers on TNT, more than doubling Raw’s audience.

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

5/16 Raw TV Ratings - Raw steady vs. Game 1 of NBA WCF; third hour smallest of 2016 -

May 16: Raw leading into Extreme Rules scored a 2.27 TV rating, virtually even with a 2.26 rating last week.

In the demographic ratings, Raw actually increased one-tenth in males 18-34 and slightly increased in males 18-49.

However, adults 18-49 fell to the lowest rating of the year, even lower than the pre-Payback episode three weeks ago.

– Raw’s three hours averaged 3.190 million viewers, down 1.5 percent from last week’s show.

The first two hours were virtually even with last week’s show. However, the third hour fell by 12.4 percent after Raw came to its natural conclusion at the top of the third hour.

• First Hour: 3.376 million viewers
• Second Hour: 3.302 million viewers
• Third Hour: 2.894 million viewers

The third hour audience was the smallest of the year and smallest since December 2015. WWE put their main event angle at the end of the second hour/start of the third hour, trying to combat the inevitable third hour decline leading into Extreme Rules.

There was also the factor of the Warriors-Thunder NBA Playoffs game drawing 8.7 million viewers on TNT, more than doubling Raw’s audience.

Theyve been in the same area for ratings for a year and a half. When does the playoffs stop being an excuse?

 

[mrken12]

5/23 Raw TV Ratings - how did post-Extreme Rules fare? -

Despite being the night after a PPV, Monday’s Raw TV rating only slightly increased from last week.

WWE Raw TV Ratings Tracking

May 23: Raw scored a 2.29 rating, compared to a 2.27 last week leading into Extreme Rules and 2.26 two weeks ago.

– Raw’s three hours averaged 3.268 million viewers, up 2.4 percent (about 78,000 viewers) from last week.

• First Hour: 3.359 million viewers
• Second Hour: 3.332 million viewers
• Third Hour: 3.115 million viewers (6.5% decline from the second hour)

– DEMOGRAPHICS: Raw was virtually unchanged from last week in males 18-34 and males 18-49. There was an increase in adults 18-49 from a year-low a18-49 rating last week.

– FORECAST: Next week’s Raw falls on the Memorial Day holiday, which WWE is countering with the return of John Cena from injury.

Last year’s Memorial Day Raw fell 11 percent from the previous week. If applied to this year, Raw would still be above a 2.0 TV rating.

 

[Spyro]

WWE will be happy with those ratings, anything over 3 million is decent and maintains they earn a profit every year. Once it drops under 3 million then they might worry a bit, but they'll still make money so I doubt Vince will care