Monday’s edition of WWE RAW from Baltimore, Maryland at the Royal Farms Arena averaged 2.507 million viewers, which is from 2.528 million the previous week.
Here is the hourly viewership breakdown, courtesy of ShowbuzzDaily:
- Hour 1: 2.638 million – Last Week: 2.637
- Hour 2: 2.557 million – Last Week: 2.686
- Hour 3: 2.326 million – Last Week: 2.260
The episode was expected to drop in viewership due to the competition that it faced and it still being another week before the go-home show for the Clash of Champions pay-per-view event.
The biggest competition that WWE RAW faced came in the way of a big college football game that will air on ESPN between Louisville and Notre Dame that did 5.599 viewers.
For comparison, the same episode last year drew 2.945 million viewers for hour one, 2.933 in the second hour, and 2.740 in the third hour.
Some of the matches that took place include Baron Corbin vs. Cedric Alexander and Ricochet vs. Samoa Joe in the King of the Ring tournament. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode vs. Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder, Lacey Evans vs. Natalya, The Miz vs. Cesaro, and Bayley & Becky Lynch vs. Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross.
Also, Bayley turned heel after the main event and aligning herself with Sasha Banks.
WWE will attempt to maintain its viewership for RAW next week. In case you missed the show, you can check out the five takeaways here.