WWE Raw on Monday, April 23 scored a 3.07 rating for all three hours and a relatively strong 3.31 rating for the standard two hours.
The combined three-hour rating was essentially the same as the previous two weeks following WrestleMania. Other than the night after Mania, the standard two-hour block scored the highest rating since the night after the Royal Rumble in January.
-- Raw's standard two hours averaged 4.75 million viewers, the most since the night after WrestleMania. Outside of the April 2 Raw, it would have been the most viewers since March 12. Factoring in the full three hours, Raw averaged 4.38 million viewers, identical to last week's taped show from London.
First Hour - 3.66 million viewers, Second Hour - 4.67 million viewers, Third Hour - 4.83 million viewers. Also notable is this was the fifth consecutive week the 10:00 p.m. EST final hour has increased from the 9:00 p.m. hour, reversing the concerning trend from the end of 2011 and beginning of 2012.
-- On cable TV Monday night, Raw ranked #2 in overall viewership, and ranked #1 in key male demographics. Raw continued to struggle in teen male viewers, through, ranking #4 on Monday night.
The strongest demographic rating was among males 18-34, which was up one-tenth of a rating compared to last week. Other than the night after Mania, Raw scored its highest m18-34 rating since March 5.
