A new report sheds some light on the company’s plans for WWE RAW‘s average runtime on Netflix moving forward. The Netflix premiere of WWE RAW clocked in at a bit over three hours. The second week came in a much more manageable two hours and thirty minutes.

WWE made history by debuting Monday Night Raw on Netflix in January 2025, attracting 2.4 million viewers globally, exceeding cable ratings. Fans praised the enhanced production quality and reduced ad breaks.

WWE RAW’s new era on Netflix kicked off this week at the Inuit Dome in Los Angeles, California. The show began with a powerful video vignette showcasing the WWE’s history, followed by Triple H delivering a short,

WWE Raw on Netflix secured 4.9 million global views in first episode, setting multiple records for the league.

A few months after WWE had the first two-hour Raw in over a decade, the company shifted back to the three-hour format for the Netflix debut. However, it’s never been made explicitly clear if this will be the standard moving forward or an outlier.

During the first “Raw” on Netflix, Roman Reigns defeated his cousin Solo Sikoa in a Tribal Combat match for the sacred ula fala and the title of Tribal Chief. Later, Rhea Ripley defeated Liv Morgan to regain the women’s world championship title, Jey Uso defeated Drew McIntyre, and CM Punk won a brutal main event match against Seth Rollins.

Netflix touts the viewership of WWE RAW. The January 13th episode of WWE RAW was the first edition of the show following the Netflix premiere. Per Netflix’s website, Monday’s episode of RAW is ranked fourth in global shows.

This week's Raw was a vast improvement over last week's episode in terms of match quality and storytelling, getting right back into the flow we've grown accustomed to since Triple

WWE has ebbed and flowed constantly throughout its existence. We had the huge popularity of the lewd and crude Attitude Era, the toned down yet still biting Ruthless Aggression times, and finally the PG period that saw many hardened fans,