WWE Raw was battered by the first episode of Monday Night Football on ESPN and ABC, drawing 1,430,000 viewers, down 225,000 viewers from the previous week. This was the least-watched episode since January 15, 2024.

Monday Night Football had 20.5 million viewers across the different networks for its second most-watched week one game ever.

Hour one started with 1,545,000 viewers, then dropped to 1,447,000 viewers in the second hour and finished the night with a record-low of 1,299,000 viewers.

In 18-49, Raw was #5, #6, and #7 with 0.48, 0.46, and 0.41 ratings respectively for an average of 0.45, down 0.03 from the previous week.  (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)