WWE Raw’s 26th episode on Netflix, streamed live from Pittsburgh on June 30, recorded a global drop in viewership, marking its lowest performance since the series transitioned to the streaming platform earlier this year. This episode, which featured fallout from the recent Night of Champions event and a Tag Team title change, ranked fifth in global English-language show viewership for the week ending July 6, drawing 2.5 million views—100,000 fewer than the previous week’s episode.
The WWE Raw Netflix viewership drop highlights growing challenges for the show, especially when compared to top-performing Netflix content; for example, the third season of Squid Game led with 46.3 million views in the same period. Raw’s decline contrasts sharply with such widely popular series, underlining the struggle to maintain momentum among streaming audiences.
Understanding Netflix’s Viewership Metrics
Netflix measures the popularity of its series by calculating views based on total subscriber watch time divided by each episode’s duration, with rankings released weekly on its Tudum website. While global rankings include specific view counts, other country-specific lists provide only position rankings without detailed numbers. WWE Raw consistently appears in the global Top 10 English-language shows but faces mounting pressure to retain its status as viewership numbers slip.
Viewer Performance Compared to Network Television
On the night of June 30, WWE Raw encountered minimal competition on traditional television, with ABC’s game show The $100,000 Pyramid leading the 18-49 age group ratings at 2.5 million viewers. Fox News maintained the overall top audience with Jesse Waters Primetime attracting 3.28 million viewers. Despite these modest rivals, Raw’s Netflix viewership fell, emphasizing the challenges streaming shows face even when conventional TV offerings are unremarkable.
Regional Rankings for WWE Raw on Netflix
Raw’s position varied across several key markets during the week of June 30. In the United States, WWE’s largest market, Raw held steady at third place for the second consecutive week. Other countries reported mixed results: the show did not make the top ten in Australia and Saudi Arabia, stayed sixth in Bolivia, fifth in Canada, rose to ninth in India, eighth in Mexico, and moved up to tenth in the United Kingdom. SmackDown, another WWE series, notably did not place in most of these markets during this period.
Tracking WWE Raw’s Netflix Viewership Since January 2025
Since WWE Raw’s arrival on Netflix in January 2025, the show’s weekly view figures have fluctuated widely but generally trended downwards, as shown by the following data:
- Jan. 6 – 5.9 million views; 4th globally, 5th in U.S.
- Jan. 13 – 3.7 million views; 4th globally, 4th in U.S.
- Jan. 20 – 3.0 million views; 7th globally, 4th in U.S.
- Jan. 27 – 2.9 million views; 9th globally, 5th in U.S.
- Feb. 3 – 3.1 million views; 7th globally, 3rd in U.S.
- Feb. 10 – 2.8 million views; 8th globally, 5th in U.S.
- Feb. 17 – 2.8 million views; 10th globally, 5th in U.S.
- Feb. 24 – 2.6 million views; 8th globally, 6th in U.S.
- Mar. 3 – 3.1 million views; 7th globally, 4th in U.S.
- Mar. 10 – 3.0 million views; 6th globally, 3rd in U.S.
- Mar. 17 – 3.1 million views; 4th globally, 4th in U.S.
- Mar. 24 – 3.0 million views; 4th globally, 3rd in U.S.
- Mar. 31 – 2.9 million views; 8th globally, 6th in U.S.
- Apr. 7 – 2.8 million views; 10th globally, 6th in U.S.
- Apr. 14 – 2.9 million views; 9th globally, 3rd in U.S.
- Apr. 21 – 3.6 million views; 5th globally, 3rd in U.S.
- Apr. 28 – 3.0 million views; 4th globally, 3rd in U.S.
- May 5 – 2.8 million views; 4th globally, 3rd in U.S.
- May 12 – 2.7 million views; 8th globally, 7th in U.S.
- May 19 – 2.7 million views; 9th globally, 5th in U.S.
- May 26 – 2.6 million views; 6th globally, 4th in U.S.
- June 2 – 2.7 million views; 8th globally, 4th in U.S.
- June 9 – 2.9 million views; 7th globally, 3rd in U.S.
- June 16 – 2.7 million views; 9th globally, 4th in U.S.
- June 23 – 2.6 million views; 4th globally, 3rd in U.S.
- June 30 – 2.5 million views; 5th globally, 3rd in U.S.
Future Outlook for WWE Raw on Netflix
If WWE Raw falls out of the Netflix global Top 10 rankings, detailed viewership data will no longer be publicly released, reducing transparency on its audience performance. This ongoing decline poses significant concerns for WWE and Netflix as they continue their partnership. The series must counteract this downward trajectory to stay relevant and competitive among streaming content worldwide.
Our Reader’s Queries
Q. Is WWE Raw kid friendly?
A. Fans expected the new streaming service to allow more freedom in plotlines and language. However, WWE president Nick Khan and content officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque confirmed that WWE Raw will stick to its “TV-pg” rating.
