So I see where last night's
Raw was the least watched non-holiday episode in 15 years.
borrowing here from pwtorch.com
As noted earlier, Monday night's episode of RAW drew a 2.54 (2.5) cable rating, with 3.5 million viewers. That number is down 7% from last week's 2.72 and 3.785 million viewers and accounts for not only the lowest rating of the year, but the lowest viewership in over 15 years. The show did hours of 3.44 million viewers for the first hour, 3.60 million for the second and 3.47 million for the third. The show ranked #3 on cable for the night ... #2 in all key male demos behind MNF. and registered year-lows in males 12-34, males 18-49, males 18-34, adults 18-49, and adults 18-34.
What caught my eye more though was a note about how a lot of the show was apparently cut from the version available on Hulu. Here's the list of the parts edited out
Quote:
The following matches and segments were cut from RAW on Hulu:
• The first half of Primo & Epico vs. Sin Cara & Rey Mysterio
• The Antonio Cesaro vs. Brodus Clay match, but not the segment with Kaitlyn, AJ, and her coach
• The Big Show/Sheamus Debate
• Tensai vs. Ryback
• The backstage segment with Rhodes and Sandow mocking Sheamus
• Eve Torres vs. Beth Phoenix
• The backstage segment with AJ and her coach talking to Wade Barrett
• Cole and JR talking about JBL's climb on Mt. Kilimanjaro
• Santino Marella vs. Heath Slater w/X-Factor 2.0 aka Jinder Mahal & Drew McIntyre
• Alberto Del Rio's entrance for his match with Kofi Kingston
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I read that list a couple of times & I think I've got a pretty good idea of why the episode didn't draw ... a huge chunk of it involved people who couldn't get over with a rocket strapped to their back. Dear Lord, that looks like a Shotgun match list, not a Raw match list.