WWE RAW viewership increased on March 25.
Wrestlenomics reports that RAW averaged 1.729 million viewers. This number is up from last week, when RAW averaged 1.687 million viewers.
In the 18 to 49 demographic, RAW averaged a 0.57 rating. This also marks an increase compared to last week (0.55 rating).
Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics notes that coverage of the NCAA basketball game between West Virginia and Iowa outranked RAW in the demographic on Monday. This game averaged a 1.01 P18-49 rating and 4.9 million viewers. Otherwise, RAW ranked second on Monday.
Thurston also writes that the high quarter-hour for RAW was the 9:00-9:15 p.m. segment with CM Punk, Drew McIntyre, and Cody Rhodes, which averaged 2.20 million viewers and a 0.71 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic.
The March 25 episode of WWE RAW opened with a promo from Cody Rhodes, who was interrupted by The Rock. CM Punk also appeared on the show for the first time since January. In the main event, Jey Uso defeated Shinsuke Nakamura. The episode ended with The Rock attacking Rhodes and making him bleed.
