WWE News: RAW Audience Gets Big Increase, Moves Up In Top 5 (12/17/18)

How did last night’s WWE RAW ratings turn out?

If ratings is your gauge for how well WWE programming is doing then the sky certainly has been falling of late, as RAW has seen three consecutive weeks of dropping numbers heading into last night’s post-TLC edition. Following a pay-per-view and with Vince McMahon announced to appear, would this be the night the rating goes back up?

Monday’s viewership has been released and last night’s show saw a pretty dramatic rise with a 2.547, up 16.1% from last week and its best since the October 22nd episode. Here’s a look at the last four weeks of ratings for the red brand:

• November 26th: 2.368
• December 3rd: 2.286
  
• December 10th: 2.194
• December 17th: 2.547

In the ever important Cable Top 150 Rankings for the 18-49 demographic, numbers have also dipped just slightly over the past couple of weeks, but not nearly to the extent that the ratings have. After one week down at number five, the best hour of RAW this week at number four, while also occupying spots five and six. Here is this week’s top five:

1. Monday Night Football – ESPN – 3.95
2. SportsCenter (12AM) – ESPN – 1.42
3. Monday Night Kickoff – ESPN – 1.27
4. Monday Night RAW (8PM) – USA Network – 0.93
5. Monday Night RAW (9PM) – USA Network – 0.87

EA’s Take: And that’s all it took, folks. I saw a lot of pissing and moaning on social media (as I always do) about The McMahon’s putting themselves front and center again. Well guess what? It worked for the time being. I’ve been saying it all along, people need to relax and just wait until after the holidays. Go back and read any of my last few reports on the ratings, it’s there, I said it. So what did The McMahon’s announce last night? Basically, they came out and said, “Relax, here’s what’s coming”. They didn’t really change anything, they merely gave you a small sniff of what their plans are for January. Will this satisfy people? Of course not, but when the build to WrestleMania begins all this will just be a speck in the rear-view and the company knows it.

Do this week’s ratings reflect how much you enjoyed RAW? Let us know on social media @theCHAIRSHOTcom and always remember to use the hashtag #UseYourHead!