Why WWE RAW’s Netflix Viewership Numbers Don’t Always Add Up

WWE Raw has been making itself at home on Netflix since its January 2025 move, consistently landing in the streamer’s Tudum top 10 rankings. But something isn’t quite lining up with the numbers. Unlike other shows on the platform, Raw’s viewership calculations don’t always follow the same pattern—raising questions about how the data is being measured.

Netflix recently told Wrestlenomics that it uses the same methodology each week to determine Raw’s views, meaning there shouldn’t be any discrepancies. But when you break down the math, things get a little murky.

The key issue? Raw’s live and delayed viewership are measured differently due to changes in run times. While this might not seem like a big deal at first, it’s leading to some odd inconsistencies when compared to other Netflix content.

For example, when you take the February 3 episode of Raw and divide its total hours viewed (6.1 million) by its runtime (1 hour, 55 minutes), you get 3.2 million views. But Netflix officially listed the number as 3.1 million. A small 3% difference, sure—but previous Raw episodes have shown even larger gaps.

And then there’s the post-Royal Rumble episode of Raw, where Netflix’s listed number was actually 16% higher than what the standard formula suggests—2.9 million instead of 2.5 million. Meanwhile, the Royal Rumble itself, which streamed internationally on Netflix and had only been available for two days at the time, had no difference between the calculated and reported numbers.

So why does Raw get these irregularities while other top-ranked Netflix shows line up perfectly? That’s the question. Whether it’s an issue of different calculations for live vs. on-demand numbers, or some other factor that Netflix isn’t revealing, the math on Raw doesn’t always check out the way it does for the rest of the platform.

With Raw set to be a long-term streaming property for Netflix, figuring out how its viewership is truly being measured is going to be an ongoing discussion. Do you think these discrepancies are just calculation quirks, or is there more to it? Drop your thoughts below!