8/12 WWE Raw Viewership Up Big Coming Out of SummerSlam, Ratings Rise

The August 12 edition of WWE Raw was watched by 2,729,000 viewers coming out of a hot SummerSlam pay-per-view in Toronto, more than 10% up from the week before.

While the show didn’t quite reach Raw Reunion levels, it was the second most watched episode of Raw since April 8. The first hour was watched by 2.78 million viewers, the second hour rose to 2.82 million, but the third and final hour dropped 8% to 2.6 million viewers.

This week WWE Raw took all three of the top spots on cable television, drawing a 1.0 rating in adults 18-49 for the second hour, and a 0.9 rating in the same demographic for the first and third hours. VH1’s Love & Hip Hop Hollywood took #4 on cable for the night.