WWE Monday Night Raw Audience Slips Slightly This Week; 18-49 Rating Holds Steady


-- Monday's WWE Raw ticked downwards in figures released Tuesday, averaging 1.516 million viewers and a 0.49 rating in P18-49. That compares to last week's 1.564 million viewers and 0.49 rating.

-- The numbers helped Raw finish third on the nightly cable charts, trailing only NFL's Monday Night Football (7.49 million/2.42 rating) as well as the MNF Kickoff Show which ran for approximately 15 minutes. The football game also aired on ABC and drew approximately 8.62 million viewers putting the total over 16 million.

-- The first hour of Raw averaged 1.502 million viewers and a 0.49 rating while the second hour came in higher at 1.530 million viewers but a lower 0.48 rating.