WWE Raw Viewership Falls Slightly Prior To WrestleMania Backlash On 5/10/21

Monday Night Raw viewership is down for the go-home show to WWE WrestleMania Backlash

According to Showbuzz Daily, the May 10 episode of Raw averaged 1.817 million viewers, which is down from last week's 1.872 million viewers.

This week was the go-home show to WWE WrestleMania Backlash and Braun Strowman stood tall over Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre ahead of their Triple Threat WWE Championship match on Sunday.

Also, this week would see more of Alexa Bliss with her friend Lilly. They watched a women's trios tag match where Shayna Baszler lost due to a mysterious injury spontaneously occurring. Elsewhere, Randy Orton and Matt Riddle joined forces with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods to become successful in an 8-man tag team match

Monday Night Raw was the most-watched program in the coveted 18 to 49 demographic this week, picking up a 0.53 rating. This week, the first hour was the most viewed hour.

Hourly Breakdown:

Hour 1: 1.912 million viewers, 0.55 in the 18-49 demo
Hour 2: 1.828 million viewers, 0.54 in the 18-49 demo
Hour 3: 1.710 million viewers, 0.51 in the 18-49 demo

Top 5 Most Viewed WWE Raw Videos (5/10) on YouTube

Drew McIntyre vs. Bobby Lashley (907,000 views)

Randy Orton, Riddle & The New Day vs. AJ Styles, Omos, Elias & Jaxson Ryker (407,000 views)

Jeff Hardy vs. Jinder Mahal (330,000 views)

Asuka, Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke vs. Charlotte Flair, Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler (308,000 views)

Asuka vs. Rhea Ripley (301,000 views)

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