With the move of Monday Night Raw to Netflix, WWE executives believed it would be able to expand its viewership globally. One show in and the results indicate a big day for the show's debut on the streaming service.

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.

WWE “Raw” left traditional cable on Monday, Jan. 6, debuting live on Netflix and now they’re reporting huge streaming numbers — outdoing most shows and sitting number 1 on Netflix. In a press release,