Monday Night Raw this week drew 1,771,000 viewers, up 66,000 viewers from last week’s broadcast.

The show started with 1,778,000 viewers and then increased to 1,807,000 viewers in the second hour before closing the night with 1,729,000 viewers in the third hour. The third hour held better than previous weeks and did not suffer the usual big drop.

Raw was #2, #3, and #4 in the top 50 chart in the 18-49 ratings, with 0.57, 0.55, and 0.54 respectively for an average of 0.55, up 0.02 from the prior week. Raw was #2 overall on cable behind the World Baseball Classic on FOX Sports. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)