WWE SmackDown Falls Under 2 Million Viewers This Week

WWE aired another episode of SmackDown this week, but the viewership seems to have dropped a bit from the previous week. This is in spite of WrestleMania Backlash heating up.

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According to Spoiler TV, the April 22nd edition of SmackDown brought in an overnight average of 1.805 million viewers with .40 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

The April 16th edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown brought in 2.055 million viewers with a .4 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

April 8th’s episode of SmackDown brought in 2.0995 million viewers and a .55 in the 18 to 49 demographic for the fallout after WrestleMania.

The April 1st edition of Friday Night SmackDown pulled in 2.36 million viewers with a .61 in the 18 to 49 demographic. This is a tremendous improvement from the previous week and it was a good sign for the WWE Hall of Fame that followed.

The March 18th episode of WWE SmackDown brought an overnight average of 2.0425 million viewers with a .55 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

March 11th’s episode of SmackDown brought in 2.133 million viewers with a .5 in the 18 to 49 demographic. They actually scored 2.133 million viewers for both hours.

The March 4th episode of Friday Night SmackDown drew an overnight average of 2.1395 million viewers with a .5 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

February 25th’s episode of WWE SmackDown brought an overnight average of 1.976 million viewers with a .5 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

The February 18th episode of SmackDown on Fox brought in 2,064,000 viewers with a .5 in the 18 to 49 demographic. They taped that episode beforehand so the roster could get to Saudi Arabia for Elimination Chamber.

February 12th’s episode of SmackDown brought in 2.0745 million overnight average viewers with a .5 in the 18 to 49 demographic. The 2022 Winter Olympic Games averaged over 6.5 million viewers.

We will have to see if they can pull the ratings up. Keep checking back with Ringside News.

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