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WWE NEWS: Raw TV quarter-hour ratings - Lesnar's title segment dominates like at Summerslam, plus how did Ambrose vs. Rollins fare in the main event?

Aug 20, 2014 - 12:17:36 PM
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By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor

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WWE Raw's TV rating on Monday was driven by Brock Lesnar's coronation segment as new WWE World Hvt. champion.

The segment outdrew the next-highest-rated segment by 17 percent, capturing Raw as a one-segment show. But, WWE put Lesnar's segment at the top of the second hour, as opposed to the third hour, the remaining portion of Raw lost a good chunk of the audience to NFL pre-season football.

Top 5 Rated Segments (key m18-49 demo)

- Q5: 2.46 rating / 1.546 million viewers: Lesnar's Coronation & Heyman Speech

- Q4: 2.10 rating / 1.319 million viewers: Paige vs. Natalya in a non-title match and the first three minutes of Lesnar's segment.

- Q9: 2.07 rating / 1.304 million viewers: Slight top-of-the-third-hour bump for the second-half of the Sheamus & RVD & Reigns vs. Orton & Axel & Ryback six-man tag match.

- Q7: 2.06 rating / 1.299 million viewers: Jack Swagger vs. Cesaro and Bo Dallas's promo toward Swagger.

- Over-Run: 2.04 rating / 1.285 million viewers: The Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins main event increased 12 percent from Q12, but just did rank in the Top 5 after Raw lost a good chunk of viewers to football in the third hour.

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Overall Raw TV Rating Breaking Down (m18-49 demo)

- Overall Show: 1.95 rating / 1.226 million viewers.

- Q1: Raw started slow with a 1.86 rating for the immediate Summerslam fall-out segment focused on Stephanie McMahon and the Bellas.

- Q2: Raw fell to a show-low 1.69 rating for two commercial breaks and the first-half of Mark Henry & Big Show vs. The Wyatts.

- Q3: Raw jumped to a 1.93 rating for the second-half of the tag match, one commercial, and Ric Flair backstage. The segment was boosted by a big audience leap for the finish of the tag match.

- Q4: Raw increased again to a strong 2.10 rating for Paige vs. Natalya with A.J.'s interruption, one commercial, and the first portion of Lesnar's coronation.

The Divas match drew just as well as the start of Lesnar's segment.

- Q5: At the top of the second hour, Raw jumped to a 2.46 rating for Lesnar's segment and Paul Heyman's speech. There was no commercial break, which helped.

Included was Raw's peak audience of 1.643 million viewers at 9:03 p.m. Heyman held the audience starting with 1.560 million viewers at 9:04 p.m. and finishing with 1.554 million viewers at 9:13 p.m.

- Q6: Raw dropped to a 1.94 rating for two commercials and Dolph Ziggler vs. The Miz in a tough spot following Lesnar/Heyman.

- Q7: Raw rebounded to a 2.06 rating for Swagger vs. Cesaro and one commercial.

- Q8: Raw fell back to a 1.86 rating for two commercials and the first-half of a six-man tag match.

- Q9: At the top of the third hour, Raw increased to a 2.07 rating for the finish of Team RVD vs. Team Orton, plus one commercial.

- Q10: Raw fell hard to a 1.73 rating for two commercials and a non-descript Usos vs. Rhdoes Bros. tag match. This 45-minute block is where Raw really lost the audience to football, dragging down the third hour.

- Q11: Raw inched up to a 1.77 rating for Mark Henry answering Rusev and one commercial.

- Q12: Raw inched up to a 1.82 rating for the first-half of Ambrose vs. Rollins, plus one mid-match commercial.

- Over-run: Raw got a boost to a 2.04 rating for the end of Ambrose vs. Rollins.


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