2005 Ratings

Date Raw Smackdown Impact
Jan. 3-7 3.35 3.5 *0.19 [.20]
Jan. 10-14 3.75 3.8 (5.8) 0.27 [0.33]
Jan. 17-21 3.8 3.6 0.32 [0.33]
Jan. 24-28 3.83 3.3 0.22 [0.27]
1/31 – 2/4 **4.05 3.4 (5.0) 0.20 [0.28]
Feb. 7-11 3.7 3.5 (5.3) 0.28 [0.26]
Feb. 14-18 3.9 3.4 0.30 [0.27]
Feb. 21-25 4.0 3.4 0.16 [0.27]
2/28 – 3/4 4.1 3.5 [0.22]
March 7-11 3.8 3.2 0.15 [0.24]
March 14-18 3.8 3.2 0.14 [0.22]
March 21-25 3.9 3.3
3/28 – 4/1 3.95 3.6
April 4-8 ***4.25 3.4 0.19 [0.24]
April 11-15 4.05 3.4
April 18-22 3.85 3.3 [0.20]
April 25-29 3.95 3.2 (4.9) +0.28 [0.28]
May 2-6 4.1 3.0 0.18 [0.28]
May 9-13 3.8 3.1 0.18 [0.12]
May 16-20 4.3 (6.4) 2.9 (4.6)
May 23-27 3.55 3.4 @0.30
5/30 – 6/3 @@3.55 2.9
June 6-10 3.7 3.3
June 13-17 4.0 3.4
June 20-24 3.9 3.3 (5.9)
6/27 – 7/1 ++4.4 3.2
July 4-8 +++2.6 3.2
July 11-15 3.55 (5.5) 3.1
July 18-22 3.8 (6.1) 3.2 (5.7)
July 25-29 3.75 3.3
August 1-5 3.8 2.9
August 8-12 3.65 2.9
August 15-19 3.8 2.9
August 22-26 ##4.0 3.2
8/29-9/2 3.85 (5.8) 2.7
Sept. 5-9 ###3.6 #2.9
Sept. 12-16 3.3 2.3
Sept. 19-23 3.6 2.5 (4.3)
Sept. 26-30 3.2 2.4
Oct. 1-7 *#4.4 2.4 ~0.78 [0.52]
Oct. 8-14 3.95 2.54 (4.5) 0.82 [0.54]
Oct. 15-21 3.65 2.6 (5.0) 0.81 [0.5]
Oct. 22-28 3.9 (5.6) 2.7 (4.7) 0.9 [0.5]
10/29-11/4 3.35 (5.2) 2.6 (4.0) 0.8 [0.6]
Nov. 5-11 3.6 2.7 (4.7) *#*0.9
Nov. 12-18 @#4.5 3.0 (5.2) 0.7
Nov. 19-25 3.55 2.9 (5.1) 0.6 (0.5)
11/26-12/2 3.9 (5.6) *@2.35 / 2.8 0.8 (0.5)
Dec. 3-9 4.05 (5.9) 2.9 0.8 (0.4)
Dec. 10-16 4.1 (6.3) 3.0 (5.0) #@0.8
Dec. 17-23 ~*3.7 (5.7) @@*2.2 0.7 (0.6)
Dec. 24-30 3.65 (6.0) 2.6 0.9
December 31 ~~0.8, ~@+0.7
2005 Average 3.81 3.04 0.79 [0.54]

Key:
(#) Share
[#] Midnight replay rating
* Impact moves to Fridays @ 4PM ET on FSN
** Night after the Royal Rumble
*** Night after Wrestlemania
@ Final episode on Fox Sports Net
@@ Memorial Day edition
+ Day after Chris Candido’s death
++ Highest rating since 3/22/04 (draft lottery)
+++ July 4th edition
~ Impact debuts on Spike TV at 11PM ET; Average rating on FSN 0.22 [0.25 for replays]
# Smackdown moves to Friday nights
## Night after Summerslum
### Labor Day
*# Raw returned to the USA Network with a 3 hour broadcast
*#* 2-hour prime time special (9-11PM ET) on 11/4
@# The Raw tribute show to Eddy Guerrero
*@ One hour Smackdown special features Booker T vs. Chris Benoit; Big Show vs. Rey Mysterio
#@ 12/10 episode airs on Thursday, 12/8 @ 10PM ET due to the Video Game Awards
~* Tribute to the troops special from Afghanistan
@@* Best of edition
~~ 8PM eastern edition; ~@+ Midnight edition (30 min. show)