Raw Live Raw discussion thread, August 21st 2023: Chad Gable looks to “Shooosh” Gunther’s Intercontinental Title reign

[Sabretooth]

Oh cause they're adding Cody lmao

Why didn’t they just make it a 6 man from the start

 

[Chris]

Kinda made since logically since Cody wasn't involved in the first segment. I don't mind it every few weeks doing something like this, they used ti just spam it way more

 

[Chris]

Damn KO was looking rough after

 

[Chris]

 

[Sabretooth]

I still find Shinsuke whispering in Seth’s ear hilarious.

 

[Jimmy King]

Good show, Gable and Gunther rocked. Fun main event as well.

 

[Y2Jayne]

Gable and Gunther was good but this show felt like it was on autopilot

 

[Chris]

Raw last night averaged 1.59 million viewers and did an 0.50 in 18-49, both among the lowest marks of the year.

The total viewer number was the lowest since football season ended and the 18-49 number was the lowest since a show on 7/3, which is a holiday night.

The combination of NFL preseason and a show that felt repetitive led to a larger third hour drop than in recent weeks with the show built around two members of the Judgment Day against Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn, which ended up as a trios match with Judgment Day vs. Owens & Zayn & Cody Rhodes.

The show was down nine percent in viewers, down eight percent in 18-49 and down 15 percent in 18-34 from last week's show.

The show had a big drop in men 18-34 from last week's levels.

From one year ago, the show was down 21 percent in viewers, down nine percent in 18-49 and up three percent in 18-34. But if you factor in the loss of homes over the past year, a real fair percentage would be down 16 percent in viewers, but up less than one percent in 18-49 and up 13 percent in 18-34.

The general rule is that Raw doesn't take the big hit until the regular season begins.

The three hours were:

• 8 p.m. 1.65 million viewers
• 9 p.m. 1.67 million viewers
• 10 p.m. 1.46 million viewers

https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-raw-viewership-18-49-rating-down

 

[Cwalker]

Week 1 definitely gonna be rough cause it’s always a doubleheader the first MNF of the season