Following “Raw,” which really succeeded after Wrestle Mania on Netflix’s ratings, it became the question of how long it would take before the Red brand returned to its previous level. The answer was the following week, with the April 28 episode returning to 30 million views over the week, with 5.8 million hours of views reduced, with the other falling. However, it was the week of May 5th that “raw” clearly showed that it was back to normal and was back to normal.
Wrestlenomics reports that the May 5 episode saw a total of 2.8 million views over the week. This has declined since April 28th, and also represents the total view of the lowest number “Raw” has received since April 14th, the last “raw” before WrestleMania, which depicted 2.9 million people. The decline was not so severe at this time, with “raw” bringing in 5.7 million people, a slight drop from the previous week. Again, this was the lowest time that “live” has been going on since April 14th.
The good news comes again from the “Raw’s” rankings in both the global top 10 and the domestic top 10. This is the fourth week that “Raw” has now been found to rank third in the US, with the third consecutive “Raw” ranked in the global top five.
Just like the previous weeks after the mania, “Raw” focused on the new alliance of Seth Rollins, Bron Blakeker and Paul Heyman, with Rollins taking on Jay Lies for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Rollins ultimately won a match by DQ following interference from CM Punk, allowing USO to maintain the championship.
