Raw on Netflix draws 2.8M global viewers, top-10 in 17 countries

The Monday Night Raw episode that aired on Netflix on August 11 drew an estimated 2.8 million global viewers, delivering 5.3 million hours viewed for the week. The numbers mark a dip from the prior week but keep Raw within a narrow band around three million viewers as the summer period fades and WWE’s yearlong storytelling continues to anchor a widely distributed streaming strategy. Globally, the show ranked seventh among English-language programming and remained a top-10 fixture in 17 countries, underscoring Netflix’s growing role as a home for WWE’s weekly programming.

The episode featured a slate of marquee moments designed to sustain momentum after SummerSlam. Prominent among them was a tag-team lineup headlined by CM Punk alongside LA Knight, taking on The Vision, a duo layered with a mix of star power and storyline tension. The program also included Sami Zayn vs. Rusev in a match that highlighted the ongoing in-ring rivalries, and a Women’s segment that included Becky Lynch defending the Women’s Intercontinental Championship. Notably, Naomi was pulled from a planned match on the night for medical reasons, a development that followed into subsequent programming as Naomi...