WWE Raw ratings up slightly despite huge first-to-third hour drop
Posted: Dec 5th, '17, 19:40
Source: www.F4WOnline.com
By Dave Meltzer | @davemeltzerWON | Dec 5, 2017 1:55 pm
A wrestling-heavy Raw last night was up very slightly from last week's low mark, doing 2.78 million viewers.
But the ratings pattern told a different story with a 23 percent drop from hour one to hour three, an unusually large number and a very weak third hour number.
Raw was sixth for the night on cable. The Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals Monday Night Football game did 10.84 million viewers.
In the 18-49 demo, the women's drop from hour one to hour three was 29 percent and the men's drop was 11 percent.
There was a major drop in every demo throughout the show. The message was pretty clear that a series of long matches, as opposed to long matches with main event talent, are not good for retaining viewers.
The three hours were:
8 p.m. 3.15 million viewers
9 p.m. 2.86 million viewers
10 p.m. 2.43 million viewers
By Dave Meltzer | @davemeltzerWON | Dec 5, 2017 1:55 pm
A wrestling-heavy Raw last night was up very slightly from last week's low mark, doing 2.78 million viewers.
But the ratings pattern told a different story with a 23 percent drop from hour one to hour three, an unusually large number and a very weak third hour number.
Raw was sixth for the night on cable. The Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals Monday Night Football game did 10.84 million viewers.
In the 18-49 demo, the women's drop from hour one to hour three was 29 percent and the men's drop was 11 percent.
There was a major drop in every demo throughout the show. The message was pretty clear that a series of long matches, as opposed to long matches with main event talent, are not good for retaining viewers.
The three hours were:
8 p.m. 3.15 million viewers
9 p.m. 2.86 million viewers
10 p.m. 2.43 million viewers