Monday Night Raw did an average of 1,753,000 viewers on Monday night, down 73,000 viewers from last week on a night dominated by news coverage.

Raw started with 1,738,000 viewers, then increased to 1,836,000 viewers in the second hour and dropped to 1,685,000 viewers for the third and final hour.

Raw was #1, #3, and #4 in the top 50 cable chart among the 18-49 demo with 0.49, 0.46, and 0.46 ratings for an average of 0.47, down from last week’s 0.51. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)