1/16 WWE RAW Ratings Drop Against Cowboys’ Game – According to Brandon Thurston, 1/16 episode of WWE RAW drew an average of 1.489 million viewers on the USA Network, down from the 1.693 million viewers last week.
The 18-49 demo saw the average rating be 0.42, down from the 0.50 rating last week.
The show was expected to be down as it went up against the NFL playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers on ABC, ESPN and ESPN 2. The game averaged over 30 million viewers and a 8.71 key demo rating and it was the most-watched NFL playoff game since 1999.
The 18-49 demos saw hour one had 0.44, then 0.44 in hour two, and 0.37 in hour three. Last week was 0.52, then 0.53 in hour two, and 0.46 in hour three. Here is the hourly viewership breakdown:
- Hour 1 (8 pm): 1.557 million – last week: 1.766
- Hour 2 (9 pm): 1.544 million – last week: 1.799
- Hour 3 (10 pm): 1.365 million – last week: 1.512 million
Raw ranked #7 in the top 150 shows on cable for the night, down from the #6 ranking last week. Here is a list of total viewership and the key demo rating that Raw has done over the last year:
- 12/26/22: 1,075,000 viewers – 0.27 key demo rating – Best-Of Episode
- 1/2/23: 1,605,000 viewers – 0.41 key demo rating
- 1/9/23: 1,693,000 viewers – 0.50 key demo rating
- 1/16/23: 1,489,000 viewers – 0.42 key demo rating
1/16 WWE RAW Ratings Drop Against Cowboys’ Game