Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Monday Night Raw” saw its linear ratings rise this week as the post-Vince McMahon era of WWE begins.Monday’s show on USA Network drew an average audience of 2.3 million viewers and a 0.6 rating in the key adults 18-49 demographic, according to Nielsen figures.
That represents a two-year viewership high for “Raw” and an improvement of 21% in viewership and 20% in the key demo versus last week (1.9 million, 0.5 rating).Paul “Triple H” Levesque is now in charge of WWE’s creative efforts in addition to his role as executive vice president of talent relations.
Monday’s show drew praise from many wrestling fans, with wrestlers like Ciampa, the three-woman team of Iyo Sky (formerly Io Shirai), Bayley, and Kai, and Mustafa Ali being prominently featured.
WWE Hall of Famer Edge also appeared and called out his former stable, The Judgement Day. McMahon announced his retirement approximately two weeks ago in the wake of a misconduct investigation by WWE’s board of directors.
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