WWE Raw scored its largest audience in nearly four months for the returns of CM Punk and Randy Orton following the Survivor Series.
The November 27 episode from Nashville averaged 1,884,000 viewers and 863,000 (0.65) in the 18-49 demographic, per Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics.
It was Raw’s largest audience since August 7 and the largest 18-49 audience of the year behind the night after WrestleMania and Raw XXX special.
The audience was up 29% from last week and the 18-49 audience grew by 34% with adults 18-34 seeing a 44% spike from the previous week.
The first hour aired commercial-free and averaged 1,998,000 viewers and 910,000 in the demo including Randy Orton kicking off the show and being interrupted by Rhea Ripley and the Tag Team Turmoil Match. In the second hour, the show averaged 1,888,000 viewers and 853,000 in the demo and the final hour attracted 1,766,000 and 826,000 respectively including Orton’s match with Dominik Mysterio and CM Punk’s address in the final quarter.
In the 18-49 demo, males averaged 648,000 viewers, and was its second-largest performance of the year in that category behind the April 3 episode following WrestleMania. Females in the demo averaged 214,000 which was its highest mark since August 7 after SummerSlam.
Adults 35-49 grew by 28% to 518,000.
According to Wrestlenomics, the high point of the show was the opening quarter with 2,058,000 viewers and 964,000 in the 18-49 audience. The low mark was the second-to-last quarter with a pair of ad breaks, Becky Lynch’s backstage promo, and the start of Randy Orton vs. Dominik Mysterio. The final quarter with Orton vs. Dominik’s conclusion and CM Punk’s promo led to a 16% audience increase and a 7% uptick in the demo.
In Canada, Raw did a big number with 349,300 viewers and 139,800 in the 25-54 demographic on Sportsnet 360.
It was Raw’s largest audience in Canada since April 3 and ranked second among sports on Monday night ahead of several NHL & NBA games and only behind Monday Night Football and the 25-54 audience ranked fifth among all programming in Canada that night.
