'WWE Raw' Finishes As Monday's Social Media Champ

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USA Network’s WWE Monday Night Raw series drew the most tweets of any television show on Monday, according to Nielsen.

The live, three-hour primetime show generated 143,000 tweets from 30,000 unique Twitter users, besting second place finisher, VH1’s Love & Hip Hop Atlanta, which drew 81,000 tweets, according to Nielsen’s Twitter TV Ratings report.

NBC’s The Voice was third, followed by ABC’s Dancing With The Stars and VH1’s Black Ink Crew, said network executives.

TNT’s coverage of the Oklahoma City/ San Antonio NBA playoffs game was the most tweeted live sports event, generating 340,000 tweets from 146,000 unique Twitter users, said Nielsen.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.