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WWE Raw on Netflix viewership for September 8 revealed
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After a record low the week before, the Monday, September 8 episode of WWE Raw on Netflix brought in 2.6 million global views to go with 5.1 million global hours viewed through its first seven days, according to the Netflix weekly Tudum report.
The global views are up slightly from the previous week’s 2.4 million while the global hours viewed were virtually identical to the previous week (5.2 million).
The show came days after the buzzworthy AJ Lee return on the previous Friday’s WWE SmackDown which also saw the John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar match for Wrestlepalooza confirmed. Lee, CM Punk, Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch were all on the show. It was Lee’s first Raw appearance in a decade.
The show was also up against the NFL season debut of Monday Night Football.
Raw Viewership Details:
- Raw was again eighth globally overall for the week and sixth overall in the United States, down from last week’s fifth.
- The show had a much shorter listed runtime (1:48) than the previous week (2:06), hurting the global hours viewed number.
- It was in the top ten for 14 countries including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Mexico, and India.
- For the last ten weeks, Raw has averaged 2.69 million global views and 5.38 million global hours viewed.
Raw Show Notes:
Other than the aforementioned Lee segment, Raw featured Bronson Reed vs. LA Knight, the Usos kicking off the show, Asuka vs. Nikki Bella, and more.
Last 10 weeks of WWE Raw on Netflix ratings/viewership:
| Episode date | Global Views | Global Hours |
| September 8, 2025 | 2.6 million | 5.1 million |
| September 1, 2025 | 2.4 million | 5.2 million |
| August 25, 2025 | 2.6 million | 5.0 million |
| August 18, 2025 | 2.8 million | 5.4 million |
| August 11, 2025 | 2.8 million | 5.3 million |
| August 4, 2025 | 3.0 million | 6.1 million |
| July 28, 2025 | 2.7 million | 5.5 million |
| July 21, 2025 | 2.7 million | 5.7 million |
| July 14, 2025 | 2.7 million | 5.4 million |
| July 7, 2025 | 2.6 million | 5.1 million |
| Average for last 10 weeks: | 2.69 million | 5.38 million |
For subscribers: Dave Meltzer on WWE Backlash & Raw ratings on Netflix
Dave Meltzer has a new premium article available on the website for subscribers looking at the Netflix ratings for WWE Backlash and the May 5 edition of WWE Raw.
“The 5/5 episode of Raw, which was the show headlined by Jey Uso vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE title, did what Netflix listed as 5.7 million viewer hours and 2.8 million homes worldwide.
Backlash on 5/10 did not crack the top ten for the week meaning it did less than 1.6 million views. The Backlash number would not include the U.S., since the show airs on Peacock. In the seven markets we chart outside the U.S., Backlash did a larger viewership than Raw in the U.K., Saudi Arabia and Mexico and did a lower number in Australia, New Zealand, India and Canada, so the number overall was likely in the same ballpark...“
Subscriber exclusive: Dave Meltzer’s analysis of WWE Raw episode five viewership on Netflix
Dave Meltzer has a new article going into detail regarding episode five viewership of WWE Raw on Netflix.
Viewership for episode five of WWE Raw on Netflix
For the first time since its premiere on Netflix, WWE Raw has shown a week-over-week increase in viewership.
Netflix lists that the February 3 episode of Raw generated 3.1 million views globally in its first week (February 3-9). The show was Raw’s Royal Rumble fallout episode, taking place two nights after the PLE.
After ranking ninth the previous week, Raw was back up to seventh in Netflix’s weekly top 10 rankings for English-language TV shows. It ranked as a top 10 program in seven countries: Bolivia, Canada, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
The viewership number is up from the 2.9 million views the January 27 episode of Raw did in its first week.
- January 6 — 5.9 million views (17.7 million hours viewed)
- January 13 — 3.7 million views (8.2 million hours viewed)
- January 20 — 3.0 million views (6.6 million hours viewed)
- January 27 — 2.9 million views (6.6 million hours viewed)
- February 3 — 3.1 million views (6.1 million hours viewed)
For Netflix’s methodology, views are defined as the total hours viewed for the program divided by the total runtime.
The Night Agent season two, The Recruit season two, American Manhunt: OJ Simpson, Sweet Magnolias season four, Apple Cider Vinegar, and The Recruit season one were the shows that ranked above Raw in the English-language TV category this week.
Subscriber exclusive: Dave Meltzer’s viewership analysis of WWE Raw on Netflix episode two
Dave Meltzer has a premium article up analyzing vieweship numbers for Raw’s second episode on Netflix.
Viewership for episode two of WWE Raw on Netflix
For the second straight week, WWE Raw ranked fourth in its category on Netflix’s viewership chart.
Netflix lists that the January 13 episode of Raw — the second episode since Raw moved to the streaming service — generated 3,700,000 views globally from January 13-19. That was good for fourth among English-language TV shows. Raw trailed American Primeval (14,300,000 views), XO, Kitty season two (14,200,000), and Missing You (5,600,000) in that category.
This is down from the 5,900,000 views that Raw’s Netflix premiere generated in its first week.
In Netflix’s methodology, views are defined as the total hours viewed for the program divided by the total runtime. The January 13 Raw is listed as having 8,200,000 hours viewed. Raw’s Netflix premiere — which was a full three-hour episode — had 17,700,000 hours viewed in the first week.
This week, Squid Game season two was the top-ranked TV show in the non-English language category with 13,200,000 views and 94,800,000 hours viewed.
Week three of Raw on Netflix took place last night. We’ll get viewership information for that episode when Netflix publishes its weekly chart next Tuesday.