Despite a very strong episode of WWE RAW, the viewership and demo for the December 6 episode saw a big drop.
Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics reports that 1.599 million viewers watched the show on Monday, which is down from the 1.678 million viewers who tuned in last week.
In the 18 to 49 demographic, the show scored a 0.35 rating (462,000 viewers), which is down from the 0.45 rating (593,000 viewers) on November 29. This is the lowest 18-49 demo for WWE RAW ever recorded in the history of the show.
WWE Raw, Monday on USA Network:
1,599,000 total viewers
P18-49 rating: 0.35 (462,000 viewers)Lowest P18-49 for Raw on record.
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— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) December 8, 2021
This week’s show saw a very strong open to the show with WWE Champion Big E facing Kevin Owens in a non-title steel cage match. The show also closed strong with Becky Lynch defending the RAW Women’s Championship against Liv Morgan. Also, during the show, the first round of the RK-Bro-Nament kicked off to determine the next number one contenders for Randy Orton and Riddle’s RAW Tag Team Championships.
Per Showbuzz Daily, the first hour led the way with its demographic rating, and it also featured the show’s highest overall viewership for the evening:
Year-To-Date Breakdown
- 2021 High: January 4 — 2.128 million
- 2021 Low: May 31 — 1.418 million
- This Week: November 29 — 1.599 million
READ MORE: WWE RAW Results (12/6/21)
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