WWE Raw dropped its lowest 18-49 audience of the year while airing against Game 3 of the World Series and Monday Night Football.
The October 28 episode from Hershey, Pennsylvania, averaged 1,401,000 viewers and 563,000 viewers (0.43) in the 18-49 demographic, per Wrestlenomics & Programming Insider.
The audience dropped by 11% this week to its lowest mark since September 23.
The 18-49 audience experienced an 18% decline and its lowest figure since a “Best of” episode on Christmas Day last year.
Despite the lower audience, Raw ranked third among prime-time cable programs behind ESPN’s coverage of the New York Giants vs. Pittsburgh Steelers and its pre-game show.
The Giants vs. Steelers averaged 13,343,000 viewers across ABC, ESPN & ESPN2.
Game 3 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and L.A. Dodgers averaged 13,208,00 viewers (3.10 in the 18-49 demo) on Fox and 429,000 viewers (0.11) on Fox Deportes.
Raw averaged 1,420,000 viewers and 0.43 in the demo for the first hour and dropped to 1,382,000 viewers and 0.41 in the second hour.
In Canada, WWE Raw averaged 183,800 viewers and 75,200 in the 25-54 demographic and ranked seventh among sports programming. This was a competitive night with the Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Winnipeg Jets topping all of sports followed by Monday Night Football, the World Series, a Vancouver Canucks vs. Carolina Hurricanes game, and a Toronto Raptors game.
