Monday’s one-year anniversary of “WWE Uncooked” on Netflix was assured to be a draw, however in response to Dave Meltzer, the present was greater than anybody might’ve hoped for. The early viewership numbers from the January 5 episode of “Uncooked” are in, they usually paint a promising image for WWE heading into 2026.
In response to Meltzer, early studies declare that Monday’s episode of “Uncooked” pulled in 1.78 million worldwide views over the course of its first day on Netflix — a 27.9% enhance from the previous December 29 episode, by way of first-day viewership. Monday’s episode of “Uncooked” is projected to achieve anyplace from 2.57 million to round 3 million views as each home and worldwide followers make amends for the episode. Whereas these numbers, as giant as they’re, show a 58% lower in “Uncooked” viewership from January 2025, the aim set by “Uncooked’s” Netflix debut is sort of unimaginable to copy.
“Uncooked” pulled in enviable numbers, nevertheless it additionally left all of Netflix’s different packages within the mud. Amongst English language packages, “Uncooked” was ranked because the No. 1 present in america, Canada, and Mexico throughout its broadcast and subsequent first day on the streaming platform. For comparability, the December 29 present was solely the eighth and ninth most watched English language tv program within the United Sates and Canada respectively, whereas not ending within the High 10 within the U.Ok., Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Mexico, India, and Australia.
There are a number of causes for January 5’s “Uncooked” viewership success. Monday Night time Soccer, “WWE Uncooked’s” important broadcasting competitors, didn’t air this week. The stacked card, which featured matches comparable to CM Punk vs. Bron Breakker and The Kabuki Warriors vs. Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY, elevated their turnout numbers, as did Chris Jericho’s return rumors and Netflix’s “Stranger Issues” collaboration.
