WWE Raw (1/31/22) attracts the highest total audience since August in the aftermath of Royal Rumble

This week’s edition of WWE Monday Night Raw saw a huge spike in its ratings. According to Brandon Thurson From WrestleNomics, the episode drew an average of 1.865 million viewers on USA Network, which is up from 1.766 million viewers last week. The 18-49 demo had an average rating of 0.47, up from last week’s 0.46 rating.

The show was expected to end this week as it was the final edition of Raw for the Royal Rumble and featured appearances from top stars like Brock Lesnar and Ronda Rousey. Last year’s edition of Raw of the Royal Rumble drew an average of 1.892 million viewers and earned a key demo rating of 0.58.

This was the highest total viewership Raw has achieved since August 30 and the highest key demo since November 22. Demos 18-49 saw hour one at 0.52, then 0.47 at hour two, and 0.43 at hour three. Here is the audience breakdown per hour:

Hour 1 (8 pm): 2,083 million – last week: 1,822
Hour 2 (9pm): 1,879 million – last week: 1,882
Hour 3 (22:00): 1,633 million – last week: 1,594

Raw was ranked No. 1 on the top 150 cable shows of the night, just like it was No. 1 last week. Here is a list of the total viewership and key demo rating Raw has achieved over the last year:

4/1/21: 2,128,000 viewers – 0.68 key demo rating
1/11/21: 1,819,000 viewers – 0.55 key demo rating
1/18/21: 1,854,000 viewers – 0.60 key demo rating
1/25/21: 1,819,000 viewers: 0.52 key demo rating
1/2/21: 1,892,000 viewers: 0.58 key demo rating
2/8/21: 1,715,000 viewers: 0.49 key demo rating
02/15/21: 1,810,000 viewers – 0.57 key demo rating
02/22/21: 1,889,000 viewers – 0.57 key demo rating
3/1/21: 1,884,000 viewers – 0.58 key demo rating
3/8/21: 1,897,000 viewers: 0.55 key demo rating
03/15/21: 1,847,000 viewers: 0.56 key demo rating
03/22/21: 1,816,000 viewers – 0.53 key demo rating
03/29/21: 1,701,000 viewers – 0.56 key demo rating
4/5/21: 1,701,000 viewers: 0.52 key demo rating
04/12/21: 2,026,000 viewers: 0.68 key demo rating
04/19/21: 1,907,000 viewers: 0.61 key demo rating
04/26/21: 1,774,000 viewers: 0.49 key demo rating
5/3/21: 1,872,000 viewers: 0.53 key demo rating
05/10/21: 1,817,000 viewers: 0.53 key demo rating
05/17/21: 1,823,000 viewers: 0.48 key demo rating
05/24/21: 1,621,000 viewers: 0.45 key demo rating
05/31/21: 1,557,000 viewers: 0.44 key demo rating
6/7/2021: 1,640,000 viewers: 0.48 key demo rating
6/14/2021: 1,742,000 viewers – 0.49 key demo rating – Hell in a Cell show to come home
6/21/2021: 1,719,000 Viewers – 0.49 Key Demo Rating – Hell in a Cell Post-Show
6/28/2021: 1,570,000 viewers – 0.41 key demo rating
7/5/2021: 1,472,000 viewers – 0.41 key demo rating – new lowest viewership of all time
7/12/2021: 1,609,000 Viewers – 0.43 Key Demo Rating – Money in the Bank Going Home Show (ThunderDome Final Show)
7/19/2021: 1,923,000 viewers – 0.57 key demo rating – Money in the Bank goes down and the first show with fans back
7/26/2021: 1,814,000 viewers: 0.49 key demo rating
8/2/2021: 1,821,000 viewers: 0.51 key demo rating
8/9/2021: 1,790,000 viewers – 0.49 key demo rating
08/16/21: 1,857,000 viewers: 0.55 key demo rating
8/23/21: 2,067,000 viewers: 0.64 key demo rating
8/30/21: 1,907,000 viewers – 0.54 key demo rating
9/6/21: 1,849,000 viewers: 0.52 key demo rating
09/13/21: 1,670,000 viewers: 0.43 key demo rating
9/20/21: 1,793,000 viewers – 0.49 key demo rating – Extreme Rules go-home show
09/27/21: 1,709,000 viewers – 0.48 key demo rating – after Extreme Rules show
10/4/21: 1,857,000 Viewers – 0.52 Key Demo Rating – Draft Night 2
10/11/21: 1,582,000 viewers – 0.42 key demo rating
10/18/21: 1,593,000 viewers – 0.39 Key Demo Rating – Crown Jewel Take-Home Show
10/25/21: 1,658,000 viewers: 0.47 key demo rating
11/1/21: 1,689,000 viewers: 0.47 key demo rating
11/8/21: 1,549,000 viewers – 0.40 key demo rating
11/15/21: 1,584,000 viewers – 0.42 Key Demo Rating – Survivor Series Take-Home Show
11/22/21: 1,699,000 viewers – 0.49 key demo rating – Survivor Series Fallout
11/29/21: 1,678,000 viewers: 0.45 key demo rating
12/6/21: 1,599,000 viewers: 0.35 key demo rating
12/13/21: 1,573,000 viewers – 0.39 key demo rating
12/20/21: 1,553,000 viewers – 0.38 key demo rating
12/27/21: 1,593,000 viewers – 0.41 Key Demo Rating – Day 1 Homecoming Show
3/1/22: 1,716,000 viewers – 0.45 Key Demo Rating – Day 1 Side Effects
01/10/22: 1,632,000 viewers – 0.39 key demo rating
01/17/22: 1,613,000 viewers: 0.43 key demo rating
1/24/22: 1,766,000 viewers – 0.46 key demo rating – Royal Rumble go-home show
1/21/22: 1,865,000 viewers – 0.47 key demo rating – Royal Rumble Fallout