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The debut of Sting and the demise of The Authority at the WWE Survivor Series empowered Monday Night Raw to it's largest viewing audience since this past June, bringing in 4,249,000 viewers total. That was WAY up from last week's 3,772,000 viewers.
The show started with its best hour at 8 PM in forever, bringing in a MASSIVE 4,734,000 viewers (so obviously they were excited and looking for Sting or at least to see what happened at the PPV). It dropped in hour two to 3,992,000 (which was still higher than the total audience the previous two weeks) and rose again in hour three to 4,012,000 viewers.
WWE has to be happy with that, but the question remains: what would the rating have been like if Sting had appeared on the show, especially if he was in Hour Three after being teased in Hour One?
| Date | Average Audience | Hour 1 | Hour 2 | Hour 3 |
| 7/23/2012 | 6,019,000 | 5,439,000 | 6,318,000 | 6,300,000 |
| 7/30/2012 | 4,495,000 | 4,064,000 | 4,719,000 | 4,701,000 |
| 8/6/2012 | 4,367,000 | 4,007,000 | 4,648,000 | 4,446,000 |
| 8/13/2012 | 4,134,000 | 3,795,000 | 4,252,000 | 4,354,000 |
| 8/20/2012 | 4,478,000 | 4,352,000 | 4,657,000 | 4,352,000 |
| 8/27/2012 | 4,482,000 | 4,160,000 | 4,786,000 | 4,499,000 |
| 9/3/2012 | 4,203,000 | 4,308,000 | 4,395,000 | 3,907,000 |
| 9/10/2012 | 4,136,000 | 3,777,000 | 4,362,000 | 4,270,000 |
| 9/17/2012 | 4,052,000 | 4,111,000 | 4,119,000 | 3,925,000 |
| 9/24/2012 | 3,787,000 | 3,769,000 | 3,990,000 | 3,603,000 |
| 10/1/2012 | 3,502,000 | 3,436,000 | 3,598,000 | 3,472,000 |
| 10/8/2012 | 4,108,000 | 4,191,000 | 4,067,000 | 4,065,000 |
| 10/15/2012 | 3,989,000 | 4,067,000 | 4,013,000 | 3,886,000 |
| 10/22/2012 | 3,554,000 | 3,578,000 | 3,653,000 | 3,432,000 |
| 10/29/2012 | 4,102,000 | 4,306,000 | 4,217,000 | 3,783,000 |
| 11/5/2012 | 4,076,000 | 4,066,000 | 4,279,000 | 3,883,000 |
| 11/12/2012 | 4,194,000 | 4,154,000 | 4,399,000 | 4,027,000 |
| 11/19/2012 | 3,835,000 | 3,873,000 | 3,923,000 | 3,710,000 |
| 11/26/2012 | 3,920,000 | 4,147,000 | 4,126,000 | 3,488,000 |
| 12/3/2012 | 3,437,000 | 3,580,000 | 3,370,000 | 3,360,000 |
| 12/10/2012 | 3,764,000 | 3,743,000 | 3,876,000 | 3,672,000 |
| 12/17/2012 | 4,230,000 | 4,290,000 | 4,410,000 | 3,990,000 |
| 12/24/2012 | 3,143,000 | 2,940,000 | 3,271,000 | 3,219,000 |
| 12/31/2012 | 3,552,000 | 3,397,000 | 3,644,000 | 3,614,000 |
| 1/7/2013 | 4,420,000 | 4,290,000 | 4,320,000 | 4,650,000 |
| 1/14/2013 | 4,550,000 | 4,500,000 | 4,680,000 | 4,470,000 |
| 1/21/2013 | 4,317,000 | 4,370,000 | 4,419,000 | 4,162,000 |
| 1/28/2013 | 5,020,000 | 4,860,000 | 5,270,000 | 4,930,000 |
| 2/4/2013 | 4,810,000 | 4,863,000 | 4,857,000 | 4,711,000 |
| 2/11/2013 | 4,260,000 | 4,350,000 | 4,250,000 | 4,180,000 |
| 2/18/2013 | 4,662,000 | 4,818,000 | 4,674,000 | 4,493,000 |
| 2/25/2013 | 4,707,000 | 4,860,000 | 4,700,000 | 4,560,000 |
| 3/4/2013 | 5,018,000 | 4,968,000 | 5,239,000 | 4,847,000 |
| 3/11/2013 | 4,813,000 | 4,980,000 | 4,890,000 | 4,570,000 |
| 3/18/2013 | 4,260,000 | 4,252,000 | 4,415,000 | 4,114,000 |
| 3/25/2013 | 4,617,000 | 4,580,000 | 4,690,000 | 4,580,000 |
| 4/1/2013 | 4,305,000 | 4,031,000 | 4,483,000 | 4,402,000 |
| 4/8/2013 | 4,610,000 | 4,490,000 | 4,780,000 | 4,560,000 |
| 4/15/2013 | 4,149,000 | 4,185,000 | 4,236,000 | 4,026,000 |
| 4/22/2013 | 4,400,000 | 4,190,000 | 4,650,000 | 4,360,000 |
| 4/29/2013 | 4,285,000 | 4,287,000 | 4,311,000 | 4,257,000 |
| 5/6/2013 | 3,917,000 | 3,970,000 | 3,870,000 | 3,910,000 |
| 5/13/2013 | 4,047,000 | 3,790,000 | 4,100,000 | 4,250,000 |
| 5/20/2013 | 4,227,000 | 4,078,000 | 4,295,000 | 4,307,000 |
| 5/27/2013 | 3,945,000 | 3,993,000 | 3,950,000 | 3,891,000 |
| 6/03/2013 | 3,680,000 | 3,620,000 | 3,620,000 | 3,800,000 |
| 6/10/2013 | 3,990,000 | 3,893,000 | 4,085,000 | 3,992,000 |
| 6/17/2013 | 4,153,000 | 4,030,000 | 4,260,000 | 4,170,000 |
| 6/24/2013 | 3,980,000 | 3,743,000 | 4,287,000 | 3,910,000 |
| 7/1/2013 | 3,956,000 | 3,720,000 | 4,135,000 | 4,012,000 |
| 7/8/2013 | 4,167,000 | 3,790,000 | 4,308,000 | 4,403,000 |
| 7/15/2013 | 4,101,000 | 3,926,000 | 4,108,000 | 4,268,000 |
| 7/22/2013 | 4,006,000 | 3,922,000 | 4,162,000 | 3,933,000 |
| 7/29/2013 | 3,755,000 | 3,662,000 | 3,896,000 | 3,746,000 |
| 8/5/2013 | 4,179,000 | 3,973,000 | 4,381,000 | 4,182,000 |
| 8/12/2013 | 4,111,000 | 3,743,000 | 4,273,000 | 4,317,000 |
| 8/19/2013 | 4,298,000 | 4,076,000 | 4,485,000 | 4,333,000 |
| 8/26/2013 | 4,190,000 | 4,129,000 | 4,291,000 | 4,151,000 |
| 9/2/2013 | 3,937,000 | 3,690,000 | 4,146,000 | 3,974,000 |
| 9/9/2013 | 3,886,000 | 3,801,000 | 3,903,000 | 3,953,000 |
| 9/16/2013 | 4,013,000 | 3,865,000 | 4,162,000 | 4,012,000 |
| 9/23/2013 | 3,739,000 | 3,603,000 | 3,795,000 | 3,820,000 |
| 9/30/2013 | 3,587,000 | 3,605,000 | 3,539,000 | 3,616,000 |
| 10/7/2013 | 3,706,000 | 3,694,000 | 3,739,000 | 3,685,000 |
| 10/14/2013 | 3,992,000 | 4,114,000 | 4,146,000 | 3,706,000 |
| 10/21/2013 | 3,825,000 | 3,914,000 | 3,802,000 | 3,759,000 |
| 10/28/2013 | 4,155,000 | 4,315,000 | 4,185,000 | 3,965,000 |
| 11/4/2013 | 3,887,000 | 4,069,000 | 3,951,000 | 3,643,000 |
| 11/11/2013 | 3,768,000 | 3,867,000 | 3,834,000 | 3,603,000 |
| 11/18/2013 | 3,802,000 | 3,768,000 | 3,965,000 | 3,674,000 |
| 11/25/2013 | 4,135,000 | 4,318,000 | 4,292,000 | 3,796,000 |
| 12/2/2013 | 3,541,000 | 3,616,000 | 3,560,000 | 3,447,000 |
| 12/9/2013 | 4,152,000 | 4,218,000 | 4,177,000 | 4,062,000 |
| 12/16/2013 | 4,112,000 | 4,417,000 | 4,297,000 | 3,886,000 |
| 12/23/2013 | 3,821,000 | 3,893,000 | 3,959,000 | 3,610,000 |
| 12/30/2013 | 4,129,000 | 4,141,000 | 4,204,000 | 4,040,000 |
| 1/6/2014 | 4,538,000 | 4,723,000 | 4,427,000 | 4,463,000 |
| 1/13/2014 | 4,404,000 | 4,399,000 | 4,598,000 | 4,214,000 |
| 1/20/2014 | 4,860,000 | 5,249,000 | 4,995,000 | 4,363,000 |
| 1/27/2014 | 4,719,000 | 4,849,000 | 4,837,000 | 4,470,000 |
| 2/3/2014 | 4,211,000 | 4,428,000 | 4,221,000 | 3,983,000 |
| 2/10/2014 | 4,329,000 | 4,499,000 | 4,336,000 | 4,153,000 |
| 2/17/2014 | 4,364,000 | 4,662,000 | 4,296,000 | 4,134,000 |
| 2/24/2014 | 4,661,000 | 4,892,000 | 4,778,000 | 4,313,000 |
| 3/3/2014 | 4,577,000 | 4,672,000 | 4,620,000 | 4,438,000 |
| 3/10/2014 | 4,369,000 | 4,165,000 | 4,676,000 | 4,265,000 |
| 3/17/2014 | 4,075,000 | 4,001,000 | 4,174,000 | 4,051,000 |
| 3/24/2014 | 4,273,000 | 4,218,000 | 4,393,000 | 4,207,000 |
| 3/31/2014 | 4,391,000 | 4,231,000 | 4,603,000 | 4,338,000 |
| 4/7/2014 | 5,146,000 | 5,313,000 | 5,094,000 | 5,032,000 |
| 4/14/2014 | 4,770,000 | 4,811,000 | 4,831,000 | 4,669,000 |
| 4/21/2014 | 4,139,000 | 4,224,000 | 4,395,000 | 3,799,000 |
| 4/28/2014 | 4,610,000 | 4,512,000 | 4,667,000 | 4,652,000 |
| 5/5/2014 | 4,276,000 | 3,963,000 | 4,414,000 | 4,451,000 |
| 5/12/14 | 4,006,000 | 3,810,000 | 4,251,000 | 3,957,000 |
| 5/19/14 | 3,763,000 | 3,535,000 | 3,903,000 | 3,852,000 |
| 5/26/14 | 3,602,000 | 3,538,000 | 3,858,000 | 3,411,000 |
| 6/2/14 | 4,147,000 | 4,033,000 | 4,482,000 | 3,925,000 |
| 6/9/14 | 4,119,000 | 3,893,000 | 4,217,000 | 4,247,000 |
| 6/16/14 | 4,123,000 | 3,928,000 | 4,197,000 | 4,245,000 |
| 6/23/14 | 4,031,000 | 3,723,000 | 4,041,000 | 4,330,000 |
| 6/30/14 | 4,332,000 | 4,158,000 | 4,348,000 | 4,490,000 |
| 7/7/14 | 4,381,000 | 4,183,000 | 4,514,000 | 4,447,000 |
| 7/14/14 | 4,153,000 | 4,000,000 | 4,231,000 | 4,229,000 |
| 7/21/14 | 4,433,000 | 4,254,000 | 4,523,000 | 4,521,000 |
| 7/28/14 | 4,318,000 | 4,391,000 | 4,511,000 | 4,051,000 |
| 8/4/14 | 4,048,000 | 4,075,000 | 4,193,000 | 3,877,000 |
| 8/11/14 | 4,300,000 | 4,082,000 | 4,360,000 | 4,458,000 |
| 8/18/14 | 4,194,000 | 4,281,000 | 4,330,000 | 3,972,000 |
| 8/25/14 | 3,974,000 | 3,859,000 | 4,057,000 | 4,005,000 |
| 9/1/14 | 3,920,000 | 4,009,000 | 3,925,000 | 3,827,000 |
| 9/8/14 | 3,987,000 | 3,984,000 | 4,162,000 | 3,814,000 |
| 9/15/14 | 3,826,000 | 3,900,000 | 3,949,000 | 3,629,000 |
| 9/22/14 | 3,879,000 | 4,000,000 | 3,790,000 | 3,847,000 |
| 9/29/14 | 4,040,000 | 4,015,000 | 4,222,000 | 3,882,000 |
| 10/6/14 | 3,797,000 | 3,577,000 | 3,891,000 | 3,924,000 |
| 10/13/14 | 3,751,000 | 3,833,000 | 3,756,000 | 3,664,000 |
| 10/20/14 | 3,695,000 | 3,589,000 | 3,864,000 | 3,631,000 |
| 10/27/14 | 3,745,000 | 3,868,000 | 3,839,000 | 3,529,000 |
| 11/3/14 | 4,040,000 | 4,043,000 | 4,203,000 | 3,875,000 |
| 11/10/14 | 3,931,000 | 4,018,000 | 3,943,000 | 3,831,000 |
| 11/17/14 | 3,772,000 | 3,894,000 | 3,780,000 | 3,641,000 |
| 11/24/2014 | 4,292,000 | 4,734,000 | 3,992,000 | 4,012,000 |
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