The episode of Monday Night Raw on Monday 8 featured a stellar tag-team match in which the Bálor Club faced Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Jason Jordan.
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The ratings were lower compared to last week, with 2,766 million viewers. This is less than the 2,865 million viewers of last week's New Year's Day episode.
The breakdown by hour this week was as follows:
First hour: 2,993 million (2,969 last week).
Second hour: 2,784 million (2,912 last week).
Third hour: 2,502 million (2,714 last week).
Raw ranked 6th for the night on cable, behind 4 broadcasts on ESPN related to the college football championship game and SportsCenter. Raw also ranked 6th for the night on cable in the 18-49 demographic, behind college football and SportsCenter.
This week's episode of RAW received a .9 rating for the night in the 18-49 demographic. This is lower than last week's .97 in the same demographic.
The drop in viewership is not really surprising, as the championship game between the universities of Georgia and Alabama was watched by 28.8 million people.