Ratings for this past Monday night's episode of Raw were delayed a day due to the holiday last week. When they came in, the news wasn't any better than what WWE was expecting, though it wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been, all things considered.

The show drew an average of 3.88 million viewers, down big from the 4.29 million the week before. The difference? Last week's show was a follow up to Sting's long awaited debut alongside Survivor Series fallout while this week featured the return of the Anonymous Raw General Manager.

The hourly breakdown is disheartening:

Hour one: 4.23 million

Hour two: 3.95 million

Hour three: 3.47 million

Almost one million viewers bailed on the show throughout the course of it. Monday Night Football wasn't exactly strong for ESPN either, pulling just under 12 million viewers for the Miami Dolphins 16-13 win over the New York Jets. Still, it is football season and there are only a few more weeks to go until the new year and a fresh start.

For complete results and the live blog from Raw click here, and for a full recap with reactions to all the night's events click here.