WWE draws 4.9M views for Monday Night Raw
Before Raw shifted over to Netflix in, Paul “Triple H” Levesque told Sports Illustrated’s SI Media Podcast that the company would be “flexible” with the run
The WWE RAW debut on Netflix was a big hit. WWE and Netflix are reporting that the debut episode of RAW on Netflix brought in 4.9 million live+1 views* around the world. According to VideoAmp, RAW averaged 2.
WWE RAW started its new era on Netflix at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, making a big impact with its first episode. The show reached number one rank on Netflix in U.S., beating Squid Game Season Two.
WWE Raw’s Netflix debut did not disappoint as a live event spectacular, but its decision to book a one-off standalone show meant a missed opportunity to hook casual fans.
The Netflix debut of the WWE’s flagship show “Monday Night Raw” had the feel of a big-budget movie premiere.
After a year of buildup, WWE ’s flagship weekly series “ Monday Night Raw ” streamed live on Netflix for the first time globally on Jan. 6, kicking off with a “WrestleMania”-level spectacle. The three-hour program,
Tonight, Netflix will take another step into live broadcasting by launching its coverage of WWE’s flagship programme, Raw. It is the first show of a decade-long agreement. This is a high-value deal, one reported to be worth $5billion (£4bn) by Deadline, a U.S. entertainment news outlet — but it came together rather easily.
During the first “Raw” on Netflix, Roman Reigns defeated his cousin Solo Sikoa in a Tribal Combat match for the sacred ula fala and the title of Tribal Chief. Later, Rhea Ripley defeated Liv Morgan to regain the women’s world championship title, Jey Uso defeated Drew McIntyre, and CM Punk won a brutal main event match against Seth Rollins.
A first-time wrestling watcher bears witness to the formal Hollywoodification of one of America's most absurd and strangely appealing spectacles.
WWE Raw showed some muscle in its Netflix debut on Monday night. The WWE franchise’s first Netflix outing generated 4.9 million “Live+1” (watched within 24 hours) views globally, WWE reports. (Netflix defines “views” as total view hours for the program divided by the runtime.
It looks like Drew McIntyre is not done with Sami Zayn after their WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event match, as the Scottish Warrior joked about his rival taking part in a fight between New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors fans.