Viewership Numbers For 5/23 RAW Episode – This week’s edition of WWE Raw saw its ratings decline. According to Brandon Thurston of WrestleNomics, the episode drew an average of 1.732 million viewers on the USA Network, which is down from the 1.736 million viewers last week.
The 18-49 demo saw the average rating be 0.41, down from the 0.45 rating last week. The NBA and NHL Playoffs continued to dominate the ratings, which impacted Raw’s ratings. The second NHL game topped the cable chart for the night while the NBA game was the top program on broadcast.
The 18-49 demos saw hour one had 0.42 then 0.43 in hour two, and 0.38 in hour three. Here is the hourly viewership breakdown:
Hour 1 (8 pm): 1.846 million – last week: 1.749
Hour 2 (9 pm): 1.821 million – last week: 1.816
Hour 3 (10 pm): 1.530 million – last week: 1.646
Raw ranked #2 in the top 150 shows on cable for the night, which is down as the #1 ranking last week. Here is a list of total viewership and the key demo rating that Raw has done over the last 4 episodes:
5/2/22: 1,581,000 viewers – 0.38 key demo rating – WrestleMania Backlash go-home show
5/9/22: 1,652,000 viewers – 0.44 key demo rating – WrestleMania Backlash fallout
5/16/22: 1,736,000 viewers – 0.45 key demo rating
5/23/22: 1,732,000 viewers – 0.41 key demo rating
