WWE SmackDown Sees Slight Viewership Rise With Pre-Taped Episode

WWE brought a pre-taped SmackDown this week prior to Clash at the Castle. They had a lot to do for the build-up before the huge UK event. How did the viewership turn out?

According to Spoiler TV, the September 2nd edition of SmackDown drew an overnight average of 1.952 viewers, with a .4 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

August 26th’s edition of WWE SmackDown scored 2.392 million viewers, with a .50 in the 18 to 49 demographic. SmackDown was pre-empted in Charlotte, Portland, New Orleans, and Las Vegas for pre-season NFL games. They saw a big boost because of that. When the final viewership came in from Showbuzz Daily, after the NFL pre-empting was taken out of the equation, SmackDown’s viewership was 1.990 million viewers. That is quite a drop from the 2.292 they previously charted.

The August 19th edition of WWE SmackDown raked in 2,084,000 viewers. They also captured a .47 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

August 12th’s episode of WWE SmackDown brought in an overnight audience of 2.431 million viewers, with a .45 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

The August 5th’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown brought in an overnight average of 1.983 million viewers, with a .5 in the treasured 18 to 49 demographic.

The July 29th episode of WWE SmackDown brought in an overnight average of 2.06 million viewers, with a .4 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

July 22nd’s episode of SmackDown brought in 2.166 million viewers and a .55 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

The July 15th episode of SmackDown brought in an overnight average of 1.976 million viewers, with a .4 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

July 8th’s edition of SmackDown brought an overnight average of 2.0245 million viewers, with a .4 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

The July 1st episode of WWE SmackDown brought a viewership of 2,142,000, with a .5 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

June 24th’s episode of WWE SmackDown brought an overnight average of 2.117 million viewers, with a .5 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

The June 17th episode of WWE SmackDown brought an overnight average of 2.274 million viewers, with a .55 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

June 10th’s episode of WWE SmackDown brought in an overnight average of 1.8025 viewers, and a .40 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

June 3rd’s episode of WWE SmackDown brought in an overnight average of 1.8465 million viewers, with a .4 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

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

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