Compared to when SmackDown Live was taped on a Tuesday and aired on Friday, ratings for the blue brand these days are pretty good. Unfortunately for WWE, the same cannot be said about RAW.
Last night's episode managed to attract a dismal 2,374,000 viewers and that's in line with SmackDown Live, a show RAW has historically beaten by a wide margin both before and during the Live era. RAW lost 400,000 viewers from the first to second hour and then a massive 500,000 viewers tuned out by the time hour three rolled around.
What's the problem here? Honestly, it's hard to say.
One issue could be the lack of big stars. WWE has treated almost everyone like just another guy so there's no John Cena or Brock Lesnar around to keep fans around, while putting the focus on the likes of Baron Corbin remains a bad idea. In fairness, though, Monday's show was really good so it's impossible to say why viewers simply don't want to tune in.
Do you have any theories? Let us know in the comments section and stay tuned as WWE is bound to address this in some way...