PWTorch.com - WWE NEWS: Raw TV Ratings Report - "season premiere" of Raw does not rebound from Labor Day Raw, sets new low-mark
September 14: There was no rebound following last week's historically-low TV rating last Monday on Labor Day.
The "season premiere" of Raw scored a 2.42 rating, down slightly from last week's 2.44 rating.
The snapshot reflects a significant drop-off in 2015 ratings compared to previous years. This year's Raw against the Monday Night Football Week 1 doubleheader scored a 2.42 rating, down from a 2.88 rating last year, a 2.91 rating two years ago, and 2.98 rating three years ago.
- Raw averaged 3.397 million viewers, about the same as 3.385 million average viewers last week.
Hourly Break Down: 3.290 million first hour viewers with a slow start out of the gate, an increase to 3.539 million second hour viewers, and a drop-off to 3.363 million third hour viewers at the intersection of the first MNF game ending and the second game on the West Coast beginning.
The third hour included Sting's first-ever Raw TV match, which was not announced in advance. WWE made the announcement at the top of the first hour, which was the least-watched first hour of Raw this year. The previous low for the first hour was 3.362 million viewers on June 29.
- In the demographic ratings, Raw took a big hit in males 18-34 & 18-49. Both were down three-tenths of a rating from last week. Raw was also down 12 percent among all adults 18-49, likely impacted by the season premiere of "Dancing with the Stars" on ABC.
Another external contributor to the ratings decline might have ben the season finale of "American Ninja Warriors" on NBC, which won the broadcast TV night among adults 18-49 & 18-34, according to a press release.
September 14: There was no rebound following last week's historically-low TV rating last Monday on Labor Day.
The "season premiere" of Raw scored a 2.42 rating, down slightly from last week's 2.44 rating.
The snapshot reflects a significant drop-off in 2015 ratings compared to previous years. This year's Raw against the Monday Night Football Week 1 doubleheader scored a 2.42 rating, down from a 2.88 rating last year, a 2.91 rating two years ago, and 2.98 rating three years ago.
- Raw averaged 3.397 million viewers, about the same as 3.385 million average viewers last week.
Hourly Break Down: 3.290 million first hour viewers with a slow start out of the gate, an increase to 3.539 million second hour viewers, and a drop-off to 3.363 million third hour viewers at the intersection of the first MNF game ending and the second game on the West Coast beginning.
The third hour included Sting's first-ever Raw TV match, which was not announced in advance. WWE made the announcement at the top of the first hour, which was the least-watched first hour of Raw this year. The previous low for the first hour was 3.362 million viewers on June 29.
- In the demographic ratings, Raw took a big hit in males 18-34 & 18-49. Both were down three-tenths of a rating from last week. Raw was also down 12 percent among all adults 18-49, likely impacted by the season premiere of "Dancing with the Stars" on ABC.
Another external contributor to the ratings decline might have ben the season finale of "American Ninja Warriors" on NBC, which won the broadcast TV night among adults 18-49 & 18-34, according to a press release.
better get those ratings up.
