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WWE Raw averaged 4.35 million viewers on Monday, which they labeled their “season premiere” episode even though Raw never really goes “off-season.” Strong numbers from Monday Night Football and Pawn Stars on ESPN meant Raw came in only eighth in viewership on Monday, among cable programming.

That’s a long ways off from Raw’s heyday in the late-1990s, and the lowest rating since May, but now that regular programs are returning to the network schedules, a dip had to be expected, and no one will need a barcode scanner to keep with with the viewership for the next few months, until December, when reruns start to push viewers back to cable channels.

The ratings are in for this week’s Raw and it appears the show is rallying somewhat. Raw on USA registered a relatively solid 3.5 rating for both hours of the show; and for the past month, Raw has found at least 5 million viewers, on average, each week. That’s better than an iPad warranty!

For some perspective, the last time Raw’s ratings were this high for both hours were last spring, just following WrestleMania, when Shawn Michaels had his farewell episode. Sure, we all know the Heartbreak Kid will return at some point… but what’s notable about this week’s show and the last month of ratings is that this is happening with no big debuts or departures; it’s just generally strong ratings leading into the last big WWE PPV of the summer, SummerSlam.

Could business be picking up? Let’s hope!