WWE survey on Raw issues features some interesting questions

WWE sent out a survey to the members of its Fan Council yesterday, with quite a few questions that show the company knows there are issues with its flagship program, Monday Night Raw, and they want to gather as much information as possible to help address those issues. There is only so much they can glean from Nielson ratings, after all.

The questions:

- How often do you typically watch Raw?

- Which of the following video streaming services do you subscribe to?

- How have your viewing habits of Raw changed compared to the past?

- Which of the following ways do you watch Raw? (WWE Network, WWE App, Live, Highlights on WWE.com or social media, record and watch later, Hulu)

- Which of the following describes how you primarily watch Raw?

- Which of the following describes how many hours of Raw you tend to watch during any given week? (Less/at least an hour, at least two hours, entire episode)

- Before Raw airs, how frequently do you check to see which Superstars or Divas are going to appear on Raw?

- Who in your household also watches Raw?

- How often do you see advertisements about upcoming episodes of Raw?

- Where do you see advertisements about upcoming episodes of Raw?

- Do you ever change the channel during an episode of Raw (including during commercial breaks)?

- Do you ever fast forward during recorded episodes of Raw?

- What are some reasons why you fast-forward during recorded episodes of Raw? (Commercial breaks, match not exciting, Superstar/Diva not interested in, backstage interviews, talking segments)

- What is the primary reason you fast forward during recorded episodes of Raw?

- In general, do you watch Monday Night Football? (Yes, No, depends on who is playing)

- Do you usually watch Raw for the same amount of time each week?

- How well do you like each segment of Raw?

• In-ring talking segments
• Backstage interviews
• Matches
• Video packages
• Superstar/Diva entrances
• Backstage interactions between Superstars/Divas

- Thinking about Raw episodes over the last few months following SummerSlam, how you would rate Raw on the following metrics

• Entertaining from start to finish
• Storylines
• Providing unexpected moments
• Quality of matches
• Level of entertainment
• Athleticism of Superstars/Divas
• Variety of Superstars/Divas featured

- Typically, do you think each of the following segments of Raw are given too much, not enough or just the right amount of time

• Superstars/divas in-ring promos to build storylines
• Talking segments about what is coming up
• Talking segments from commentators about what has happened
• Backstage interviews
• Backstage interactions
• Divas/Superstar matches
• Matches that don't affect storylines
• Main Event matches
• Matches that affect storylines
• Championship matches
• Recaps of previous episodes

- If you were aware matches were going to appear during a specific hour of Raw before the airing of the show, would you be more likely to tune into Raw during that hour?

- "How would the inclusion of the following ideas impact your interest in viewing Raw more often?" The options were:

• Specialty matches
• Time spent addressing the fans
• Championship matches
• Celebrity guest appearances
• Celebrity guests included in matches
• Legends appearances
• Legends included in matches

HT: PW Torch