The post-SummerSlam episode of RAW received a decent bump in ratings as an average of 2.73 million viewers tuned in this week. Things started out string with 2.77 million viewers in the first hour and then increased in the second with 2.82 million viewers.
The third hour suffered the usual drop with 2.60 million viewers.
It definitely feels like Paul Heyman should be thanked for these improved numbers because the show has been better ever since he was named RAW's Executive Director. SummerSlam was also a solid PPV so it seems a lot of fans tuned in to see the fallout from Seth Rollins' Universal Championship win.
As for Straight Up Steve Austin, the premiere of that show definitely benefited from RAW as it did 1.21 million viewers. That's a great number for an 11pm timeslot on the USA Network.