WWE Raw rating goes up as hourly numbers break a familiar trend.
ShowBuzzDaily reports that Monday's episode of Raw averaged 2,405,000 viewers, up from last week's number of 2,190,000 viewers. Surprisingly, it wasn't the third hour that caused the average to dip. The show got off to a slow start but picked up in the second hour before dropping from the second to third hour. However, the third hour viewership was higher than the first hour, as you can see in hourly breakdown below.
The show averaged an 0.78 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic, up from last week's 0.72 rating. The three hours of Raw finished in the top three spots among cable originals.
Hourly breakdown
Hour 1: 2.308 million viewers, .73 rating in 18-49 demographic
Hour 2: 2.558 million viewers, .82 rating in 18-49 demographic
Hour 3: 2.349 million viewers, .79 rating in 18-49 demographic
Top 5 Most Viewed WWE Raw (6/3/19) Videos on YouTube
Arm Wrestling Contest - Braun Strowman vs. Bobby Lashley (2.7 million views)
Brock Lesnar mauls Seth Rollins (2.1 million views)
R-Truth evades 24/7 Title challengers (1.6 million views)
Triple H and Randy Orton meet before WWE Super ShowDown (976,000 views)
The Undertaker sends a chilling message to Goldberg (624,000 views)
If you missed anything from Raw, check out Fightful?s full report on the show. And listen to the post-show podcast for a complete review of all the action