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

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.

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