WWE Raw on October 19 drew 2.5 million global views on Netflix, according to figures reported by Tudum, keeping the red brand’s worldwide audience steady week over week. The episode ranked ninth globally, though it did not crack the top ten in the United States.
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WWE Raw October 19 Viewership Holds Steady Week Over Week
The 2.5 million global views mark a small rise from the October 12 episode, which drew 2.4 million global views and ranked tenth globally and eighth in the United States. The October 19 show slipping out of the US top ten while climbing one spot worldwide suggests its audience skewed a little more international this week, even as the overall number ticked upward.
Netflix’s global top ten placement has become the key weekly yardstick for Raw since the show moved to the streaming giant, and holding a top-ten global spot week after week remains a solid result for a live weekly wrestling show competing against scripted dramas and films for the same viewers.
Roman Reigns and The Bloodline Lead the Most-Watched Clips
The most-watched moments from the episode on YouTube underline where the audience’s attention is. Roman Reigns and The Bloodline’s brawl with The 946 led the way with 3.7 million views, comfortably ahead of everything else from the night. Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn’s war of words followed with 1.3 million views, showing that the ongoing tension between the two remains one of Raw’s biggest draws.
Elsewhere, Penta’s win over Bron Breakker with help from Je’Von Evans pulled in 567,000 views, while Chelsea Green and IYO SKY against Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez drew 380,000. The ambush by Ethan Page and Big Cass on Chad Gable, Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee rounded out the top clips with 361,000 views.
Taken together, the numbers paint a picture of a show whose headline acts are doing the heavy lifting. The Bloodline storyline continues to be Raw’s biggest engine on both Netflix and YouTube, while the undercard segments still pull respectable six-figure audiences. With viewership holding firm around the 2.5 million mark, Raw heads into its next episodes with a stable global base to build on.
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