As noted yesterday here on eWn, WWE RAW some some upward momentum in the ratings this week. Monday night’s episode brought in a 1.03 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic and 3.163 million viewers. Those numbers are up 2% and 3% from last week’s 1.01 demo rating and 3.067 million viewers. The demo rating was still below the 1.07 from two weeks ago, though the audience was the best since the April 17th episode had 3.346 million.
RAW ranked #2 among cable originals for the night per Showbuzz Daily, behind Love & Hip-Hop on VH-1 (1.08 demo rating, 2.080 million viewers). The hourly numbers were:
8 PM: 1.03 demo rating (3.194 million viewers)
9 PM: 1.06 demo rating (3.275 million viewers)
10 PM: 0.99 demo rating (3.021 million viewers)
WWE SmackDown Live! found itself nosing down a touch in the ratings, while viewership rose just slightly. Tuesday’s episode brought in a 0.76 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic and 2.569 million viewers. Those numbers are down 1% and up 1% respectively from last week’s 0.77 demo rating and audience of 2.535 million. The viewership was the best since the June 27th episode brought in 2.603 million.
WWE SmackDown Live! ranked #1 among cable originals for the night. It beat out OWN’s Haves and Have Nots, which scored a 0.59 and 2.304 million viewers per Showbuzz Daily.
