8/21 WWE RAW Ratings Dip Against NFL Competition – The viewership ratings for the August 21st episode of WWE RAW have been released. According to Brandon Thurston of WrestleNomics, the episode garnered an average of 1.591 million viewers on the USA Network, which marks a decline from the 1.757 million viewers achieved in the previous week.

In the crucial 18-49 demographic, the average rating registered at 0.50, down from the 0.55 rating recorded in the previous week. Notably, this episode posted the lowest viewership count since June 12, 2023, and the lowest rating in the key demographic since July 3, 2023.

The broadcast of RAW faced competition from an NFL preseason game featuring the Ravens and Commanders, which was being aired on ESPN.

The episode featured various matches, including Drew McIntyre & Matt Riddle vs. The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods), WWE Intercontinental Champion Gunther vs. Chad Gable, Candice LeRae vs. Rhea Ripley, The Miz vs. Akira Tozawa, Chelsea Green & Piper Niven vs. Katana Chance & Kayden Carter, Cody Rhodes, and Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. The Judgment Day (Damian Priest, Dominik Mysterio & Finn Balor).

Here is a list of total viewership and the key demo rating that RAW has done over the last 4 episodes:

• 7/31/23: 1,759,000 viewers – 0.53 key demo rating – SummerSlam go-home
• 8/7/23: 1,888,000 viewers – 0.61 key demo rating – SummerSlam fallout
• 8/14/23: 1,757,000 viewers – 0.55 key demo rating
• 8/20/23: 1,591,000 viewers – 0.50 key demo rating

8/21 WWE RAW Ratings Dip Against NFL Competition