WWE SmackDown Draws Impressive Viewership On FS1

WWE aired SmackDown on FS1 last week. Due to being on cable, the viewership was delayed. How did the viewership turn out this time around?

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According to Showbuzz Daily, Smackdown drew 1.030 million viewers last week. They scored a .3 in the 18-49 demographic. That viewership might seem low, but it’s actually great for the blue brand on FS1. The last time they aired SmackDown on FS1, the company earned 881,000 viewers. The time before that brought in 888,000 viewers.

Last week’s SmackDown brought in 2.106 million viewers. They scored 2.141 million viewers in the first hour and 2.071 in the second. Last week they pulled 2.029 million overnight viewers and scored a .50 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

The week prior’s show did an overnight average of 1.987 million viewers, Hour one drew 2.016 million viewers and hour brought in 1.957 million viewers. They also scored a .55 in the 18-49 demographic.

The previous week’s episode drew an overnight viewership 2.215 million viewers. They had 2.202 million viewers in the first hour and 2.228 million in the second hour. The previous week drew 2.1415 million overnight viewers. 

The week before that brought in 2.133 million viewers and a .6 rating in the 18-49 demographic. This was WAY UP from the previous week on FS1, but it also performed far better than the week prior to that.