WWE Raw 1/14 Viewership Up 17 Percent Without Football Competition

With football season over, Raw viewership saw a big increase.

ShowBuzzDaily reports that the Jan. 14 episode of Raw averaged 2,722,000 viewers. This number is way up from the 2,324,000 viewers the show averaged last week. Last week's show went head-to-head with the NCAA National Title game between Clemson and Alabama. The 17 percent increase for this episode is not out of ordinary. Last year, the show also saw a 17 percent viewership increase for the first Raw following football season. 

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Monday's episode averaged a 0.91 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic, up from last week's 0.79 rating in the same demographic.

Hourly breakdown

Hour 1: 2.775 million viewers, .90 rating in 18-49 demographic

Hour 2: 2.781 million viewers, .93 rating in 18-49 demographic

Hour 3: 2.610 million viewers, .91 rating in 18-49 demographic

Top 5 Most Viewed WWE Raw (1/14/19) Videos on YouTube

Braun Strowman pushes over Vince McMahon's limo (2 million views)

Alex Bliss is rudely interrupted in her dressing room (1.9 million views)

Fatal Four-Way Main Event: John Cena vs. Finn Balor vs. Baron Corbin vs. Drew McIntyre (1 million views)

Who will challenge Brock Lesnar at WWE Royal Rumble? (968,000 views)

Intercontinental Title Triple Threat - Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins vs. Bobby Lashley (677,000 views)

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