WWE Raw continued its momentum by topping last week’s figures and achieving its largest audience since the night after WrestleMania.
The August 12 episode from Austin, Texas, averaged 1,890,000 viewers and 831,000 viewers (0.63) in the 18-49 demographic, per PW Torch and Wrestlenomics.
The return to the USA Network after a two-week run on Syfy led to the show’s largest figures since April 8 following WrestleMania 40 with a 10% increase in viewership and a 2% growth among the core demo.
The show did another tremendous audience in Canada averaging 333,700 viewers and 128,000 in the 25-54 demographic on Sportsnet 360. They ranked second among sports programming in viewership behind the Toronto Blue Jays vs. L.A. Angels game but topped the Jays game for first in the demo, which is exceptionally rare.
There was also a halo effect from Raw on Sportsnet 360 as the audience boosted the UFC 305 countdown special at 11 p.m. ET, which ranked fifth among sports with 72,400 viewers and 45,800 in the demo. The two-hour replay of Raw at Midnight ET ranked sixth in sports with 60,900 viewers and 44,700 in the 25-54 demo.
It was a mixed bag in Canada as last Friday’s episode of SmackDown averaged 103,300 viewers and 56,300 in the 25-54 demographic on Sportsnet 360 airing against the Toronto Blue Jays vs. Oaklands A’s, CFL football, and the Olympics. It was SmackDown’s lowest viewership in Canada since July 8, 2022.
