The episode drew 2.9 million global views, down from 3.1 million the previous week, with hours viewed also decreasing to 5.1 million from 5.8 million. In domestic rankings, Raw fell two spots to 7th place.
The Cleveland, Ohio broadcast featured a confrontation between AJ Lee and WWE Women's Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch, leading to a match being made for Elimination Chamber. CM Punk also agreed to defend his WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Finn Balor at the event, which takes place in Punk's hometown of Chicago.