WWE Raw presented a taped edition of the program on Monday, which topped everything in the key demographic except for the NFL.
The November 4 episode taped in Riyadh averaged 1,465,000 viewers and 0.48 in the 18-49 demographic, according to Programming Insider.
The show’s audience grew by 5% this week while the demo increased from 0.43 to 0.48 with both representing a two-week high point.
Raw aired against a major Monday Night Football game with the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a game that went into overtime. The game averaged 10,863,000 viewers (1.92 in 18-49) on ABC and 8,792,000 viewers (2.79) on ESPN making it the third-largest combined Monday Night Football audience this season. Last week, was tougher competition with both the NFL and the World Series.
Raw averaged 1,483,000 viewers and 0.48 in the 18-49 demographic in the first hour and fell to 1,446,000 viewers and 0.46 in the second hour.
The Canadian viewership averaged 213,700 with 95,300 in the 25-54 demographic on Sportsnet 360 with Raw hitting its largest audience in the country since October 7. Raw ranked third among sports programs on Monday behind Monday Night Football and the New Jersey Devils vs. Edmonton Oilers but did rank ahead of the late game between the Toronto Raptors and Denver Nuggets.
