4/4 Raw TV Ratings – did post-Mania Raw return to 3.0 rating?

WWE has now gone one full year without reaching the 3.0 TV Rating mark. The last time remains last year’s post-WM31 Raw episode.

WWE Raw TV Ratings Tracking

April 4: Monday’s Raw the night after WrestleMania 32 scored a 2.93 rating, falling short of the 3.0 ratings mark for the biggest Raw of the year.

Last year’s post-Mania Raw scored a 3.68 rating, representing a 21 percent year-to-year decline.

Within the 2016 ratings, Raw was up from a 2.66 rating last week, which was up from a 2.44 rating two weeks ago. Last week’s jump made it seem possible for Raw to get back to a 3.0 after WrestleMania.

Post-Mania Raw tied with the post-Royal Rumble Raw for the highest rating of the year – both registered 2.93 ratings. Viewership was nearly identical, too.

– Post-Mania Raw’s three hours averaged 4.093 million viewers, up 8.6 percent from last week’s Raw. But, the third hour dropped by the same percentage from the second hour.

– Post-Rumble Raw averaged 4.098 million viewers, very slightly edging post-Mania Raw.

4/4 Raw Hourly Break Down

4.287 million First Hour Viewers
4.178 million Second Hour Viewers
3.816 million Third Hour Viewers

The third hour appeared to be hurt by the NCAA Title game going down to the wire on TBS. For the first time, the game aired on cable, drawing 14 million viewers.

1/25 Post-Rumble Raw Break Down

4.140 million First Hour Viewers (less than post-WM32 Raw)
4.183 million Second Hour Viewers (very similar to post-WM32)
3.972 million Third Hour Viewers (more than post-WM32 Raw)

– DEMOGRAPHICS: Post-Mania Raw drew its highest demographic ratings of the year, slightly edging out post-Mania Raw.

Males 18-34 jumped to a 1.99 rating from a 1.48 rating last week, males 18-49 jumped to a 2.05 rating from a 1.68, and adults 18-49 increased to a 1.55 from a 1.35 last week.