Rev. Al Sharpton does not equal ratings
Monday night’s episode of Raw, which was hosted by Rev. Al Sharpton, was by far the lowest-rated Raw since WWE introduced the guest host format three months ago.
The show did a 3.1, which is down from last week’s 3.4, and is the lowest-rated Raw since the Nov. 17 episode did a 2.9. The poor showing has to be especially disappointing to WWE because it was the go-home show for Sunday’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view.
Yes, “Monday Night Football” always takes a bite out of Raw’s ratings, and this week’s game featured the Dallas Cowboys, who are a big draw nationally. But Raw held up pretty well against “MNF” the previous two weeks (back-to-back 3.4’s), so I attribute the low number mostly to Sharpton. As evidenced by the hostile reception that Sharpton got at the arena on Monday’s show, he is a polarizing figure whose detractors are quite passionate.
Monday night’s episode of Raw, which was hosted by Rev. Al Sharpton, was by far the lowest-rated Raw since WWE introduced the guest host format three months ago.
The show did a 3.1, which is down from last week’s 3.4, and is the lowest-rated Raw since the Nov. 17 episode did a 2.9. The poor showing has to be especially disappointing to WWE because it was the go-home show for Sunday’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view.
Yes, “Monday Night Football” always takes a bite out of Raw’s ratings, and this week’s game featured the Dallas Cowboys, who are a big draw nationally. But Raw held up pretty well against “MNF” the previous two weeks (back-to-back 3.4’s), so I attribute the low number mostly to Sharpton. As evidenced by the hostile reception that Sharpton got at the arena on Monday’s show, he is a polarizing figure whose detractors are quite passionate.