WWE News: RAW Rating Increases Again, Stays Ranked #1 (8/20/18)

Following SummerSlam on Sunday, last night’s episode of Monday Night RAW returned to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn one week after the red brand saw their viewership slightly increase and move back up to number one in the Cable Top 150 Rankings. So how did the post-SummerSlam episode do?

The ratings are in and RAW saw an increase for the second straight week, this time around being a bit more significant of a jump with a 3.095, a 9.5% jump from last week’s 2.825. Here’s a look at the last four weeks worth of ratings for the red brand:

• July 30th: 2.901
• August 6th: 2.804
• August 13th: 2.825
• August 20th: 3.095

As for the Cable Top 150 Rankings in the 18-49 demographic, RAW saw some competition for the first time in a number of weeks, but still remained at the number one spot:

1. Monday Night RAW (9PM) – USA Network – 1.09
2. 2018 Video Music Awards – MTV – 1.08
3. Monday Night RAW (10PM) – USA Network – 1.05
4. Monday Night RAW (8PM) – USA Network – 1.04
5. Love & Hip Hop Hollywood – VH1 – 0.99

EA’s Take: Brock Lesnar’s Universal Title reign is over and Roman Reigns is the new champion, plus Ronda Rousey’s RAW Women’s Title run began last night on RAW. On top of that, it was the post-SummerSlam episode, which has usually seen call-ups and the start of new storylines or angles. All of that, in my opinion, contributes to the jump in ratings for the red brand on a night where it was up against some decent competition with the MTV VMA’s, plus preseason Monday Night Football. While RAW wasn’t exactly the best episode (what little I was able to see due to cable and internet issues all evening long), it was still enough to keep it as the top dog in the crucial 18-49 demographic. With The Shield reuniting last night being the biggest story, is that enough to keep momentum rolling in the weeks to come? Personally, it may help out, but as we head into football’s regular season, I still think we’re going to see some drops that the fans who are negative on anything WWE does will certainly have a field day with.

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