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WWE NEWS: Raw TV ratings are in - Labor Day episode falls to historical low

Sep 9, 2015 - 4:45:09 PM

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By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor

WWE Raw TV Ratings

-- September 7: Monday's Raw scored a 2.44 rating on Labor Day. The show was down three-tenths of a rating from the previous four episodes, which were all at the 2.7 level wrapped around Summerslam.

It's an historically-low TV rating for Raw. The previous low was a 2.31 on New Year's Eve 2012.

In the demographic ratings, Raw fell four-tenths of a rating in males 18-34, which erased a big gain for the show last week. Raw also fell to a one-month low among adults 18-49.

It appears Raw was hit hardest among viewers outside of the m18-49 window, especially opposed by a top-shelf college football game on ESPN. Ohio State's first game as defending National Champions drew an historically-high 6.6 rating.

- Looking at Raw's viewership numbers, Raw started decent in the first and second hours, but the third hour dropped off 15 percent.

Hourly Break Down: 3.570 million first hour viewers, 3.564 million second hour viewers, and 3.021 million third hour viewers.

This is the first time Raw has come close to drawing fewer than three million viewers in one particular hour since the Christmas Eve 2012 edition of Raw, which opened with 2.940 million viewers.

The third hour featured a lightly-promoted main event with WWE World Hvt. & U.S. champion Seth Rollins and top star John Cena opposite the ring. It was Rollins's second match of the night.

- One year ago, the Labor Day edition of Raw on Sept. 1, 2014 drew a 2.81 rating, down slightly from a 2.88 rating the week before. The Sept. 8 Raw then returned to a 2.88 rating.