WWE SmackDown Sees Slight Drop In Viewership Despite Brock Lesnar’s Return

WWE continued the build toward Day 1 on January 1st in a big way this week. How did the viewership hold up with Brock Lesnar’s return to the blue brand?

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According to Spoiler TV, the December 3rd episode of Friday Night SmackDown brought an overnight average of 1.966 million viewers. They also garnered a .5 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

WWE Friday Night SmackDown’s November 19th episode drew an overnight average of 1.988 million viewers with a .5 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

The November 12th episode of SmackDown brought an overnight average of 1.9985 million viewers with a .5 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

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.