WWE SmackDown Fails To Break 2 Million Viewers This Week

WWE was back on Fox again this week for a two-hour SmackDown. Roman Reigns was back on the show, and that meant the Bloodline was heavily featured. How did the viewership turn out?

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According to Spoiler TV, WWE Friday Night SmackDown pulled in 1.978 million viewers on October 5th. They also garnered a .5 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

SmackDown’s October 29th episode on FS1 drew 1.032 million viewers. That was down from their Fox numbers, but still respectable considering the network change.

WWE SmackDown’s October 22nd episode drew 2.101 million viewers with their return to Fox. They also scored a .5 in the 18 to 49 demographic. For the record, AEW Saturday Night Dynamite on October 23rd drew 515,000 fans. Meanwhile, Fox’s replay of Friday Night SmackDown received 578,000 viewers.

WWE’s October 15th SmackDown supershow on FS1 brought in a fast national number of 793,000 viewers. No demographic rating was noted, but this was a tremendous fall from last week’s episode which garnered over 2 million viewers on FOX.

The October 8th edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown drew an overnight average of 2.034 million viewers. They also captured a .45 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

October 1st’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown brought in an overnight average of 2.12 million for the first night of the 2021 WWE Draft. They also garnered a .55 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic.

The September 24th episode of Friday Night SmackDown brought an overnight viewership of 2.09 million viewers. They also garnered a .50 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

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.