The go home Raw before the Royal Rumble popped up with a 3.18 rating, up from a 3.01 last week.
Meanwhile, last Friday’s SmackDown — which was up against UFC on FX (1.2 million viewers) — notched a 2.14 rating (3.3 million viewers), trending down from a 2.18 rating the week before. Even with the slight decrease, the UFC broadcast seemed to have no real bearing on SD’s rating.
