WWE Raw Viewership Down But Still Strong for Superstar Shake-Up

-- Last night's Raw generated an average of 3.62 million viewers for the three-plus hour show, down 11% from last week but up from last year's 3.42 million.

-- On the night, Raw was third in overall viewership and #2, #4 and #5 in the 18-49 rating with the NBA playoff game taking first in both categories.

-- The hourly figures are below, showing a somewhat unusual but explainable trend of a nightly high in the second hour and only a small drop to the third as fans tuned in and stayed for the most part to see all the wrestlers moving over to Raw.

* Hour 1 - 3.634 million
* Hour 2 - 3.754 million
* Hour 3 - 3.479 million

-- Tonight's Smackdown will also feature the Superstar Shakeup and is expected to draw great numbers as well, perhaps around the 3 million mark.