Since it was announced that “WWE Raw” would begin airing live on Netflix in January, uncertainty has persisted over how well the red brand would perform on a streaming service rather than cable television, with many wondering are wondering if WWE will be able to do it. to increase their audience. However, Dave Meltzer recently explained in the “Bulletin of the Wrestling Observer”, that he expects to see an increase in the youth demographic of “Raw” on Netflix and used NFL Christmas games on the platform as an example of younger audiences continuing to stream.
“The American audience for “Raw” will grow with Netflix, primarily the younger audience. When the NFL games were broadcast on Netflix on 12/25, while the audience was down 20% by compared to the same day in 2023, this is the network and it will attract more than cable However, there has been a significant increase below 35, even compared to the network numbers for Netflix games, and almost all of the. decline, which was very important, exceeded 50 viewers It is possible that “Raw” would drop beyond 50 viewers, although a cable number would be lower than a network number. In the long run, it’s the best thing for the company as long as Netflix chooses to keep it.
Meltzer also noted that “Thursday Night Football” on Amazon Prime currently performs better than on FOX when it comes to attracting younger viewers, as well as generating a larger overall audience. He continued to explain how Netflix is mostly new to live sports streaming, with Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul being the only other major event outside of the NFL broadcast live, which proved to be a huge success.
