-- While expected to do big numbers, this week's WWE Monday Night Raw coming off of WrestleMania 40 drew absolutely monster figures averaging 2.362 million viewers - the best audience for Raw in over four years with the last show beating it taking place before the COVID-19 pandemic. In the 18-49 demographic, the story was even more incredible as Raw drew an incredible 0.83 rating - its best score in almost five years, since September 2019.
-- Raw didn't have an easy night either, going up against the UConn vs. Purdue NCAA men's basketball championship game which went head-to-head for more than half of the three hour long episode. That game drew a 3.83 rating in P18-49 and averaged almost 15 million viewers, making Raw's performance even more astonishing.
-- According to data obtained by Wrestlenomics, the lengthy segment featuring The Rock and Cody Rhodes led the show averaging 2.95 million viewers and a 1.04 rating in the second quarter and 3.19 million viewers and a 1.11 rating in the third quarter. Viewership dropped as the show went on as is typical with the four-way main event generating 1.87 million viewers, the best audience for Raw's final quarter by a long shot. Compared to last week, Raw was up a massive 32% in viewers and 40% in the 18-49 rating and year-over-year, it was up 5% in viewers and 10% in 18-49 versus the 2023 post-WrestleMania episode.
