WWE Raw draws incredible ratings after WrestleMania 40

Last night's Raw after WrestleMania featuring the long Rock-Cody Rhodes promo battle ended up as the most viewed episode of the show in more than four years, and the highest 18-49 number in even longer. Even with competition from the UConn vs. Purdue NCAA men's basketball championship game against much of hour two and all of hour three, Raw averaged 2.36 million viewers and drew an incredible 0.83 rating in 18-49. The 18-49 number was Raw's largest since September 30, 2019, at a time when television was completely different. The peak, based on data from Wrestlenomics, was the second and third quarters with the Rock-Rhodes promo that did 2.95 million viewers and 1.04 in 18-49 in quarter two, and peaked in quarter three at 3.19 million viewers and 1.11 in 18-49. The basketball game aired on TBS, TNT, and TruTV, and the combined audience was 14.82 million viewers and a 3.88 in 18-49. This will likely be the largest Raw audience of the year. It was up 32 percent in viewers from last week and up 40 percent in 18-