The taped Raw episode this week drew 1,516,000 viewers on USA Network, down 48,000 viewers from last week’s show as it faced a simulcast of NFL on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN 2.
The first hour started with 1,502,000 viewers and then increased to 1,530,000 viewers in the second hour. The NFL game between the Texans and the Cowboys drew a combined audience of 16.8 million viewers.
Raw was #3 on the top 50 cable chart for the night with a 0.49 rating, up 0.05 from the prior week and beat everything else which was not NFL related. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)
