PWTorch has received quarter-hour TV ratings and minute-by-minute ratings for the Monday, June 24 WWE Raw episode. Details below are for the males 18-49 demographic, which covers the widest range of Raw's key demos. All references below are for the m18-49 demo to avoid redundancy.
- Hourly Break Down: 1.75 first hour rating, 1.89 second hour rating, 1.83 third hour rating, and only a 1.84 over-run rating for the conclusion of Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton against the fall-out from the Stanley Cup Finals ending.
- Peak Ratings: 2.01 rating in Q5 for the conclusion of Chris Jericho vs. Alberto Del Rio and 2.01 rating in Q9 for the conclusion of C.M. Punk and Paul Heyman's verbal exchange.
- Key Comparison: John Cena's promo in the second-half of Q7 scored a 1.89 rating. Mark Henry's promo in the second-half of Q11 scored a 1.90 rating. However, peak viewership in Q11 was for Stephanie McMahon announcing the WWE Title Money in the Bank participants prior to a commercial that led to Henry's speech.
- Peak Audience: The most viewers during Raw was 1.464 million viewers at 9:01 p.m. when Jericho vs. Del Rio was heating up. The next most-watched minute of the show was 1.433 million viewers at 9:14 p.m. for the "WWE 2K14" video game cover reveal.
During the third hour, Raw only hit the 1.4 million mark during Q9. Peak viewership was 1.425 million viewers at 10:03 p.m. for Punk-Heyman.
- Bryan vs. Orton comparison: Q1 jumped out to a strong 1.82 rating for Take One on the Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton rubber match. Peak viewership was 1.367 million viewers at 8:06 p.m. when the match heated up.
However, Take Two in Q12 only scored a 1.65 rating against the conclusion of the Stanley Cup before the over-run scored a 1.84 rating. Peak viewership for the match was 1.195 million viewers at 11:08 when Bryan made Orton tap out. Raw then went off the air with 1.112 million viewers at 11:10 p.m.
Raw Flow Highlights
Q1: Raw scored a 1.82 rating for Take One on Bryan-Orton.
Q2: Raw slipped to a 1.74 rating for Sheamus & Christian vs. Rhodes Scholars and Kaitlyn vs. Aksana.
Q3: Raw hit a show-low 1.63 rating for videos, non-action segments, and two commercial breaks.
Q4: Raw rebounded to a 1.82 rating for the first-half of Del Rio vs. Jericho.
H2 - Q5: Raw increased to a 2.01 rating for the conclusion of Del Rio vs. Jericho, which included peak viewership of the night, and the video game cover reveal.
Q6: Raw dropped to a 1.76 rating for Ryback vs. Great Khali.
Q7: Raw jumped back to a 1.89 rating for John Cena's speech.
Q8: Raw stayed at a 1.89 rating for the first-half of C.M. Punk and Paul Heyman's promo exchange.
H3 - Q9: Raw jumped to a 2.01 rating for the second-half of Punk-Heyman. This was peak viewership of the third hour.
Q10: Raw dropped to a 1.75 rating for Punk wrestling Darren Young. However, the audience grew throughout the match and there was a very long commercial break at the end of the quarter-hour.
Q11: Raw rebounded to a 1.90 rating for the WWE Title MITB match announcement and Mark Henry's speech.
Q12: Raw dropped to a near-show-low 1.65 rating for the first-half of Orton vs. Bryan against the Stanley Cup conclusion.
OVER: Raw finished with a 1.84 rating for the conclusion of Orton-Bryan. (Last Five Weeks of Raw over-runs: 1.92, 1.93, 1.88, 2.14, and 1.84 this week.)
Break Down: Orton-Bryan cut to commercial at 10:54 p.m. with 1.130 million viewers. Raw returned at 10:58 with 1.041 million viewers. Raw re-built to 1.104 million viewers at 11:00 p.m., then went 1.120 million, 1.116 million, 1.135 million, 1.148 million, 1.162 million, 1.192 million, 1.181 million, and peak viewership of 1.195 million viewers at 11:08 p.m. when the match concluded.
good off that one
at the lack of babyfaces.... not just in this match but on tv right now.
