The first episode of World Wrestling Entertainment's “Monday Night RAW” on Netflix averaged 4.9 million viewers globally and 2.6 million households in the U.S., according to VideoAmp. Monday's three-hour show from the Intuit Dome outside of Los Angeles kicked off WWE’s 10-year partnership with Netflix.

The premiere episode of WWE Raw will stream live from the new Intuit Dome in Los Angeles on Netflix on Monday, Jan. 6, at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET for viewers in the US.

LOS ANGELES — Nick Khan’s prediction becomes a reality on Monday night. The World Wrestling Entertainment executive said during earning calls in the past that he saw a day when Netflix would continue to evolve and enter into live programming, much to the consternation of Netflix officials.

WWE Raw showed some muscle in its Netflix debut on Monday night. The WWE franchise’s first Netflix outing generated 4.9 million “Live+1” (watched within 24 hours) views globally, WWE reports. (Netflix defines “views” as total view hours for the program divided by the runtime.

It's been a long time coming, but Netflix seems to be getting the hang of this live sports thing. The company purchased the rights to Raw for $5 billion last January as a foray into live sports. Raw had its first showing go off without a hitch on Monday,

Raw. Is. Netflix. After a year of buildup, WWE's flagship weekly series "Monday Night Raw" streamed live on Netflix for the first time globally on Jan. 6, kicking off with a "WrestleMania"-level spectacle.

Netflix debuted WWE's "Monday Night Raw" on Jan. 6. This marks WWE's shift from cable to streaming in the state-of- the-modern Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. This action comes from WWE's 10-year,

WWE's Netflix debut has arrived for Monday Night Raw, with a stacked night taking place at the Intuit Dome. Follow along for updates and highlights.

Netflix announced it had secured one of the biggest shows in sports entertainment. The streaming platform revealed that it landed a $5 billion 10-year deal with WWE , m