With multiple title matches and the introduction of Raw Underground, Raw's viewership this week went up to kick off the month of August.
According to Showbuzz Daily, the August 3 episode of Raw averaged 1.714 million viewers, up from last week's 1.616 million viewers. This breaks a lengthy streak for Raw as it is the first time since June that Raw was able to average at least more than 1.7 million viewers since June 29 when that show did 1.735 million viewers.
In the 18-49 demographic, the show averaged a 0.51 rating, which is up from last week's 0.47 rating. In the 18-34 demographic, Raw this week drew a 0.28 rating, up from last week's 0.25 rating in that same demographic.
Hourly Breakdown:
Hour 1: 1.710 million viewers, 0.48 rating in the 18-49 demographic
Hour 2: 1.824 million viewers, 0.55 rating in the 18-49 demographic
Hour 3: 1.610 million viewers, 0.51 rating in the 18-49 demographic
Top 5 Most Viewed WWE Raw (8/3) Videos On YouTube:
Dominik Mysterio fights off Seth Rollins & Murphy (1.2 million views)
Samoa Joe stands up to Seth Rollins (806,000 views)
Shane McMahon introduces Raw Underground (555,000 views)
Sasha Banks vs. Shayna Baszler (434,000 views)
The Hurt Business crash Raw Underground (458,000 views)
If you missed anything for WWE 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.