Raw Rating 11/5

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Viewer totals (from TVbytheNumbers.com):

8:00- 4.07 million
9:00- 4.28 million
10:00- 3.88 million

[hitch]

Just 26,000 down on last week and hours 2 and 3 did better than the previous episode. Not bad for a taped show. I think the idea that if a show is taped people will not watch it, is quite bogus to be honest.

Is there any history of taped shows having a significantly lower ratings to live ones?

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WWE Raw on Monday, November 5 taped in the U.K. scored a lowly 2.78 rating, down five percent from a 2.94 rating last week. Reflecting a now-weekly downturn during the third hour, Raw scored a 2.76 rating in the standard two-hour block.

- Raw's viewership was nearly identical to last week. Raw averaged 4.07 million viewers, down less than one percent from an average of 4.10 million viewers last week.

Raw followed a now-typical pattern of starting with about four million viewers in the first hour, reaching peak viewership in the second hour, and dropping below four million viewers during the final hour.

Hourly Break Down - 4.07 million first hour viewers, 4.28 million second hour viewers, and 3.88 million third hour viewers. Last week's post-HIAC break down was 4.30 million, 4.22 million, and 3.78 million.

Raw has declined from the second to third hours in 12 consecutive weeks. The percentage drop-off the last two weeks has been 10 and 9 percent, respectively, and the average during this 12-week stretch is 6 percent.

- Looking at cable TV competition, the bar has been set low for Raw in the three-hour era, but the show held up considering other TV options. The NFL game on ESPN was up 20 percent in viewership to the most viewers since Texans-Jets one month ago, Fox News delivered five million viewers vs. Raw's first hour, Fox News delivered four million viewers vs. Raw's second hour, and "Pawn Stars" on History Channel nearly topped Raw during the third hour.

In the rankings, Raw was #2 behind the NFL in key male demos. Also, the key demos held steady compared to last week. Raw even increased one-tenth of a rating among males 18-34 to the highest m18-34 rating since September 3.

- One year ago this week, a two-hour Raw drew a 2.88 rating and averaged 4.01 million viewers. The episode last year was the second-lowest-rated of the fall season, whereas this year's similar rating and audience is the new average in the three-hour Raw era, reflecting a lower bar for WWE's flagship show.

[celticjobber]

Nov 6, 2012 17:50:48 GMT -5 hitch said:

Just 26,000 down on last week and hours 2 and 3 did better than the previous episode. Not bad for a taped show. I think the idea that if a show is taped people will not watch it, is quite bogus to be honest.

Is there any history of taped shows having a significantly lower ratings to live ones?

I'm pretty sure there's usually very little difference in ratings for live vs. taped shows. And studies have shown that the majority of people can't tell the difference or they simply don't care if it's live or not.

[andrew8798]

In the segment-by-segment, Rey Mysterio & Sin Cara & R-Truth vs. Titus O’Neil & Darren Young & Antonio Cesaro and the beginning of John Cena and Vickie Guerrero in the ring gained 313,000 viewers, which is really strong. The rest of the Cena/Guerrero stuff and Daniel Bryan vs. Cody Rhodes lost 56,000 viewers. Kane vs. Damien Sandow lost 36,000 viewers. The Brad Maddox interview where Vince McMahon came out with Vickie Guerrero to change Survivor Series gained 341,000 viewers in the 9 p.m. slot which is no more than it usually would gain at that time. Sheamus vs. The Miz lost 355,000 viewers. Backstage stuff with Dolph Ziggler, C.M. Punk and Vickie Guerrero and William Regal and Sheamus lost 190,000 viewers. Eve Torres & Aksana vs. Layla & Kaitlyn gained 96,000 viewers. Alberto Del Rio vs. Kofi Kingston put at 10 p.m. lost 49,000 viewers at 10 p.m. which used to never happen. Santino Marella & Zack Ryder vs. Primo & Epico and Wade Barrett vs. Brodus Clay lost 179,000 viewers. Heath Slater vs. Jey Uso lost 167,000 viewers to a show low 2.48 quarter. John Cena & Ryback vs. Dolph Ziggler & C.M. Punk gained 1,084,000 viewers to a 3.22 overrun. So the idea of Cena & Ryback as a team was a huge hit.

[BigWill]

They really need to hit it out of the park with every main event on Raw, or those 3rd hour numbers are going to look ugly (more so than they already do).

[thegame415]

Even the Raw Ratings thread numbers are down.