Historically, pre-taped episodes of
RAW and
SmackDown Live from the UK have not performed well in terms of ratings. That's obviously because fans can read spoilers online beforehand but they either liked what they saw or casual viewers are loving the "Wild Card" rule because viewership numbers ticked up again this past Monday.
In total,
RAW managed to draw 2.349 million viewers. That's an increase of 4.7% from last Monday and while this is still a long way off from where WWE needs to be, it's still a pretty good sign.
Hour one drew 2.576 million viewers, the second hour managed to reach 2.391 million viewers, and the final hour stayed above two million with 2.080 million viewers. Next week, WWE will be up against the Golden State Warriors vs. Portland Trailblazers in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals so they'll have to pull out all the stops at Money in the Bank.