WWE’s ‘Monday Night Raw’ Netflix Debut Draws 4.9 Million Views

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Globally, the initial live broadcast of “WWE’s Monday Night Raw” on Netflix attracted a viewership of 4.9 million people.

Based on data from Netflix’s Live+1 rating system, which calculates views as total watching hours for a program divided by its duration, a total of approximately 4.9 million viewers tuned in from nations such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Latin America. However, this count does not take into account 92 countries/territories where Netflix currently doesn’t offer WWE content, including France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the Philippines, and South Korea.

The American debut of “Raw” on Netflix attracted approximately 2.6 million households, as reported by VideoAmp. In contrast, the show was only pulling in about 1.2 million households back in 2024.

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According to VideoAmp, nearly 2.6 million U.S. households tuned into the Netflix premiere of “Raw”. In comparison, the show had around 1.2 million viewers in 2024.

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Previously, the show “Raw” was broadcasted on the cable channel USA Network, which is owned by NBCUniversal. The final episode aired on this network on December 30th.

Comparing Netflix and USA Network’s viewership for “Raw” isn’t straightforward due to different measurement methods. On USA Network, the final episode drew around 1.596 million viewers over its two-hour broadcast, as reported by Nielsen Live + Same Day statistics. Weekly averages for “Raw” on USA Network from October to December were approximately 1.65 million viewers.

In the premiere of “Raw” on Netflix, Roman Reigns triumphed over his relative Solo Sikoa in a Tribal Combat contest for the hallowed ula fala and the position of Tribal Chief. Subsequently, Rhea Ripley vanquished Liv Morgan to reclaim the women’s world championship belt, Jey Uso bested Drew McIntyre, and CM Punk emerged victorious in a grueling main event battle against Seth Rollins.

1. During the night’s event, John Cena commenced his 2025 retirement tour, while Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson initiated the performance and later shared the stage with Reigns. WWE legend Hulk Hogan made an entrance near the end of the show, but was greeted by a chorus of boos from the audience.

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2. The evening featured John Cena launching his 2025 retirement tour, with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson starting the show and later joining Reigns on stage. WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan entered the scene toward the end of the event, but was greeted with a wave of boos from the spectators.

Netflix is continuing to make strides in live streaming, having successfully broadcasted a boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul which attracted an estimated global audience of 108 million live viewers at any given minute. The event reached a peak of 65 million simultaneous streams, with 38 million concurrent in the United States alone. During Christmas, the NFL game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans drew an average of 24.3 million viewers on Netflix, while the earlier Chiefs-Steelers match garnered 24.1 million viewers.

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2025-01-09 18:17