WWE SmackDown Viewership Falls This Week After Big MSG Show

WWE continued their build toward Extreme Rules this week on SmackDown. They were coming off a big Madison Square Garden event from last week, but how did the audience turn out this time around?

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Showbuzz Daily reports that SmackDown’s September 17th episode drew an overnight viewership average of 2.190 million. They also garnered a .50 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

September 10th’s episode of the blue brand’s show in Madison Square Garden brought in an overnight average of 2.217 million viewers. They also garnered a .60 rating, a big improvement from the previous week.

The September 3rd episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown drew an overnight average of 2.147 million viewers. They also drew a .60 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic, down from the previous week.

The August 27th edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown drew an overnight average of 2.874 million viewers and a .7 in the 18 to 49 demographic. They scored 2.993 million in the first hour and 2.815 million in the second. That is quite a jump from last week, almost hitting the 3 million mark, but the number was inflated due to the NFL pre-empting several markets.

Friday Night SmackDown drew an overnight average of 2.237 million viewers on August 20th. They also drew a .55 in the coveted 18 to 49 demographic.

The August 13th episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown brought an overnight average of 2.4985 million viewers. They also garnered a .6 in the coveted 18 to 49 demographic. Due to getting pre-empted by the NFL preseason, they only pulled in 2.08 million viewers in the final numbers.

The August 6th episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown recorded an overnight viewership of 2.043 million viewers. They also drew a .55 in the 18 to 49 demographic. That was a bit of an increase from the previous week.

On July 30th, WWE Friday Night SmackDown brought an overnight viewership of 1.909 million viewers last week. They also garnered a .5 in the 18 to 49 demographic.