Monday Night Raw this week drew 1,704,000 viewers, up 27,000 viewers from the prior week but still down from the average without NFL competition.

The show started with 1,764,000 viewers in the second hour, dropped slightly to 1,756,000 viewers in the second, before closing the night with just 1,593,000 viewers in the third and final hour.

Raw was #2, #3, and #4 in the top 50 cable chart among the 18-49 demo with 0.52, 0.52, and 0.51 ratings respectively for an average of 0.52, up 0.01 from last week. It was overall #2 in both network and cable television behind college football on ESPN. (Ratings credit: SpoilerTV)