Kurt Angle reveal brings best WWE Raw ratings in three months
Posted: Jul 18th, '17, 22:15
Source: www.F4WOnline.com
By Dave Meltzer | @davemeltzerWON | Jul 18, 2017 2:59 pm
Fueled by the Kurt Angle reveal, Raw did its best numbers since April 17th, averaging 3.15 million viewers, a five percent increase over last week's show that went head-to-head with the Home Run Derby.
The Angle reveal was at the beginning of the third hour, which ended up as the lowest rated hour, but the second-to-third hour drop of five percent was below usual levels.
The show also featured a main event of Samoa Joe vs. Roman Reigns in a match, with no ending, billed to determine the challenger for Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam.
They also did a stronger job than usual of advertising and building to next week's show, with three different matches announced, including a Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose tag team reunion for television, and likely challengers for both the main men's and women's title on Raw for SummerSlam being determined.
The three hours were:
8 p.m. 3.14 million viewers
9 p.m. 3.24 million viewers
10 p.m. 3.08 million viewers
By Dave Meltzer | @davemeltzerWON | Jul 18, 2017 2:59 pm
Fueled by the Kurt Angle reveal, Raw did its best numbers since April 17th, averaging 3.15 million viewers, a five percent increase over last week's show that went head-to-head with the Home Run Derby.
The Angle reveal was at the beginning of the third hour, which ended up as the lowest rated hour, but the second-to-third hour drop of five percent was below usual levels.
The show also featured a main event of Samoa Joe vs. Roman Reigns in a match, with no ending, billed to determine the challenger for Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam.
They also did a stronger job than usual of advertising and building to next week's show, with three different matches announced, including a Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose tag team reunion for television, and likely challengers for both the main men's and women's title on Raw for SummerSlam being determined.
The three hours were:
8 p.m. 3.14 million viewers
9 p.m. 3.24 million viewers
10 p.m. 3.08 million viewers