WWE RAW took a downward tick in the ratings, while viewership slipped to the lowest number since January. Monday night’s episode brought in 3.336 million viewers and a 1.19 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic, down 5% each from last week’s 3.529 million viewers and 1.25 demo rating. The viewership was the lowest since the January 11th episode brought in 3.323 million viewers, while the demo rating matched the 1.19 from March 21st.
One thing to note is the hourly numbers, which saw the third hour slide under three million viewers for the first time in quite a while. RAW ranked #5 for the night among cable originals behind the two NBA playoff games on TNT (ranking #1 and #3 at 2.04 demo rating/4.416 million viewers and 1.41 rating/3.02 million), Love & Hip-Hop on VH-1 (1.47 demo rating, 2.825 million viewers) and Blank Ink Crew on VH-1 (1.29 rating, 2.415 million viewers). The hourly numbers are below:
8 PM: 1.24 demo rating (3.486 million viewers)
9 PM: 1.25 demo rating (3.541 million viewers)
10 PM: 1.08 demo rating (2.980 million viewers)