WWE RAW Viewership Decreases On 5/23, Rating Sees Drop As Well

According to Showbuzz Daily, an average of 1.732 million viewers watched the show on Monday, which is down from the 1.736 million viewers who tuned in last week. In the 18 to 49 demographic, RAW scored a 0.41, which is down from last week per Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics. For comparison, last week’s show scored a 0.45 rating.

The hourly breakdown is as follows:

• First hour: 1.846 million viewers, 0.42 in the 18 to 49 demographic
• Second hour: 1.821 million viewers, 0.43 in the 18 to 49 demographic
• Third hour: 1.530 million viewers, 0.38 in the 18 to 49 demographic

With the NBA Playoffs on network television on Monday, RAW battled it out with the NHL Playoffs on cable and ranked second, fourth, and fifth overall in the key demographic among cable originals on Monday. With hour number two taking the top spot for the evening.

This week’s episode opened with a promo from Riddle which led to a six-man tag between Riddle and The Street Profits taking on Sami Zayn and The Usos. The main event saw Becky Lynch defeat Asuka which now makes a triple threat for Bianca Belair’s RAW Women’s Championship at the Hell in a Cell Premium Live Event.

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