WWE ‘Monday Night Raw’ Tops Weekly Social Content Ratings

USA Network’s WWE Monday Night Raw series was the most social television show last week, according to Nielsen.

The live, three hour show drew 2.3 million combined Facebook, Instagram and Twitter interactions to top all cable and broadcast shows for the week of March 4 to March 10, according to Nielsen’s Social Content Ratings.

ABC’s March 10 episode of American Idol was second with 1.2 million interactions, followed by ABC’s March 4 The Bachelor show, with 1 million interactions. USA’s March 5 WWE SmackDown! (954,000) and ABC’s March 6 American Idol (912,000) rounded out the top five most social TV shows of the week, according to Nielsen. 

R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.