By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
Monday’s WWE Raw television show averaged 1.986 million viewers for USA Network, according to Showbuzzdaily.com. Viewership was up from the 1.695 million average from last week. Raw delivered a 0.54 rating in the 18-49 demographic, up from last week’s 0.43 rating.
Powell’s POV: Strong numbers for Raw. The first hour averaged 2.015 million viewers. Hour two drew 2.076 million viewers. The final hour averaged 1.868 million viewers. The three hours of Raw finished third, first, and second respectively in the 18-49 demographic in Monday’s cable ratings. The June 21, 2021 edition of Raw delivered 1.570 million viewers and a 0.40 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
WWE ratings keep slowly and steadily climbing while AEW ratings continue to sink to Impact levels. Wrestling fans are speaking loud and clear and IWC smarks are being made even more irrelevant.
That 3rd hour of Raw continues to be an anchor around the neck of the show.
Sports Entertainment fans. This is not a wrestling show.
Imagine believing the ballet and holding hands in AEW is wrestling.
By your measure, there are no wrestling shows on television. Therefore we take what we can get, shows somewhat based on wrestling.
Saying this isn’t a wrestling show, but 72 midgets doing a sloppy brawl outside the ring while two overrated midcarders stare at each other for the final 5 minutes of air time is, shows just how fucking delusional the Fed Dead crowd really is.