Viewership is Up for 12/30 RAW

According to TVByTheNumbers.com, viewership for the Dec. 30 edition of “Monday Night Raw” was up about eight percent from the previous week’s Christmas special. The show, which featured the return of Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman, averaged 4,128,000 viewers.

The show began with 4,141,000 viewers in the first hour, which featured a match between CM Punk and Seth Rollins. Following the first hour, viewership rose to an average of 4,204,000 viewers for the second hour, which contained the return of Brock Lesnar. However, viewership decreased for the third and final hour of the program as it averaged 4,040,000 viewers, which was a four percent decrease. The ending of the show created a lot of buzz from the WWE Universe as former WWE Champion Daniel Bryan joined The Wyatt Family after suffering a beat-down from the trio.

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