Raw’s viewership saw a significant increase, as anticipated after the Elimination Chamber, with an average of 2.01 million viewers and a rating of 0.56 in the 18-49 demographic.

The show’s performance in the 18-49 demo was superior to other popular television programs, such as The Bachelor and NBC’s AGT All-Stars, making it the highest-rated television show. Additionally, Raw outperformed all shows on Spanish-language networks.

Raw dominated every key demographic on cable, surpassing Below Deck, a show that often outperforms Raw in women 18-49, with a rating of 0.41 to 0.33. The show also achieved double the ratings of Kansas vs. TCU, securing the top position in men 18-49. Raw ranked seventh in total viewership, behind only news shows, considerably improving from its usual ranking.

Although the show experienced a considerable drop in viewership during the third hour, this is common for an episode following a pay-per-view event that generates much interest, especially after a solid first hour.

Raw’s viewership increased by 11 percent from last week, 19 percent in the 18-49 demographic, and 50 percent in 18-34.

Compared to the same week last year, Raw’s viewership increased by 10 percent, 10 percent in the 18-49 demographic, and 14 percent in 18-34.
While the significant third-hour drop may imply that people were not interested in the third hour, it was primarily due to the high level of engagement in the first hour.

8 p.m. 2.19 million viewers
9 p.m. 2.07 million viewers
10 p.m. 1.77 million viewers