WWE RAW In Chicago Sees Viewership Increase This Week

WWE brought a three-hour broadcast to the USA Network, and the sold-out Chicago crowd was hot throughout the night. How did the viewership turn out?

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According to Wrestlenomics, WWE RAW brought in an overnight average of 1,821,000 viewers on average. 657,000 viewers were in the target 18 to 49 demographic, giving them a 0.51 rating.

WWE Raw brought in 1,814,000 viewers against Olympic competition last week. They earned a .49 in the coveted 18 to 49 demographic. 635,000 of those viewers were in the key demographic, 6% down from the last week; but still good considering the competition.

WWE Raw drew 1,923,000 overnight viewers on average for the three-hour broadcast the previous week. They also pulled a .57 rating in the 18-49 demographic, 741,000 viewers were in that key demo.

WWE RAW brought in 1.609 million viewers according to Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics. That ranked as the 5th lowest viewership number for Raw since the show’s premiere.

The previous week’s episode of Raw brought in 1.472 million viewers with a 0.41 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic. That was a drastic decline from the previous week’s episode that faced NBA Playoffs competition, and an all-time low.

WWE RAW brought in 1.57 million overnight viewers for the three-hour average on the previous week. That was a steep decline from the previous week’s viewership.

According to Wrestlenomics, WWE Raw brought in an overnight viewership of 1,719,000 viewers the previous week. They averaged a .49 in the 18-49 demographic as well, about 630,000 viewers. That was a slight decrease from last week’s number as well.

WWE Raw brought in an overnight average of 1,742,000 viewers the week prior. 637,000 of those viewers were in the coveted 18 to 49 demographic, earning them around a 0.49 rating.