According to 411mania.com, this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw drew a .85 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 2.526 million viewers. These numbers are up 11% and 1% respectively from last week’s .77 demographic rating and 2.495 million viewers. This week’s show was headlined by Kevin Owens vs. Finn Balor in a match between two Money in the Bank qualifiers. The other major match of the night was a Tag Team Battle Royal with the winners becoming #1 contenders for a title match at some point in the future.
Miss last night’s show? Here are some quick highlights.
Opinion: The rating is better but the fact that the viewership only went up by 1% over the Memorial Day show isn’t a good sign. People just aren’t interested in seeing what Monday night Raw and SmackDown Live have to offer right now and I can’t say I’m surprised. These matches mean nothing for the future and are just there for the sake of filling in time. They could add some personal stories into the ladder matches but instead it’s just the ladder match and nothing else. I can’t say I’m surprised that the numbers are down and it’s likely to be even worse next week.
Are you surprised that the numbers are this low? How much worse will they get? Let us know in the comments below.
Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 27 wrestling books. His latest book is the NXT: The Full Sail Years Volume III: From Dallas To New Orleans.
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