Raw’s numbers up big for SummerSlam fallout despite airing on SyFy

WWE Raw’s numbers took a tumble during the show’s first week on SyFy opposite the Summer Olympics. But that wasn’t the SummerSlam fallout episode, which was what was on the schedule for Aug. 5 — its second week on SyFy opposite the Summer Olympics.

According to PWTorch, this week’s Raw averaged an hourly audience of 1,724,000 and .62 rating among 18-49 year olds. That’s a 22% week-to-week improvement in overall viewers, and in the demo. It’s also on par with the numbers Raw’s been posting all summer long when it airs on its usual home, USA Network.

Information is limited on how well the Olympics and other Monday night programs fared, but Wrestling Observer reports “Syfy was the No. 1 rated cable network last night, beating USA with the Olympics”. The Observer’s Dave Meltzer also speculates that the Aug. 5 Raw “likely would have topped two million viewers on USA and without Olympic competition and done a 0.70 in 18-49.”

The Olympics will be a wrap by next Monday, so Raw will be back on USA as the build to Bash in Berlin continues. We’ll see if the post-SummerSlam buzz will carry over for another week.

In the meantime, here’s a rundown of the past year’s worth of numbers for Raw:

• Jul. 31 - 1.76 million viewers / .53 demo rating
• Aug. 7 - 1.89 / .61
• Aug. 14 - 1.76 / .55
• Aug. 21 - 1.59 / .50
• Aug. 28 - 1.68 / .51
• Sept. 4 - 1.7 / .52
• Sept. 11 - 1.35 / .40
• Sept. 18 - 1.33 / .44
• Sept. 25 - 1.47 / .43
• Oct. 2 - 1.51 / .48
• Oct. 9 - 1.56 / .43
• Oct. 16 - 1.48 / .44
• Oct. 23 - 1.48 / .46
• Oct. 30 - 1.39 / .43
• Nov. 6 - 1.52 / .47
• Nov. 13 - 1.47 / .44
• Nov. 20 - 1.46 / .49
• Nov. 27 - 1.88 / .65
• Dec. 4 - 1.53 / .49
• Dec. 11 - 1.47 / .46
• Dec. 18 - 1.56 / .47
• Dec. 25* - 698,000 / .18
• Jan. 1, 2024 - 1.75 million / .60
• Jan. 8 - 1.46 / .44
• Jan. 15 - 1.42 / .45
• Jan. 22 - 1.69 / .55
• Jan. 29 - 1.91 / .61
• Feb. 5 - 1.89 / .58
• Feb. 12 - 1.75 / .56
• Feb. 19 - 1.87 / .63
• Feb. 26 - 1.74 / .57
• Mar. 4 - 1.65 / .54
• Mar. 11 - 1.75 / .56
• Mar. 18 - 1.69 / .55
• Mar. 25 - 1.73 / .57
• April 1 - 1.78 / .59
• April 8 - 2.36 / .83
• April 15 - 1.81 / .61
• April 22 - 1.6 / .52
• April 29 - 1.68 / .55
• May 6 - 1.62 / .53
• May 13 - 1.59 / .53
• May 20 - 1.73 / .56
• May 27 - 1.69 / .55
• June 3 - 1.68 / .53
• June 10 - 1.61 / .50
• June 17 - 1.75 / .55
• June 24 - 1.81 / .61
• July 1 - 1.88 / .62
• July 8 - 1.75 / .59
• July 15 - 1.67 / .56
• July 22 - 1.79 / .59
• July 29** - 1.41 / .51
• Aug. 5** - 1.72 / .62

* Pre-recorded “Best of” show
** Aired on SyFy

For complete results and this week’s Raw live blog click here. To read a recap & review of the night’s events click here. For video highlights of the show click here.