WWE SmackDown 12/1 Viewership Sees Tremendous Increase With Return To FOX After Survivor Series

The December 1st episode of WWE SmackDown, broadcasted live from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The blue brand provided fans with the aftermath of last Saturday’s Survivor Series and the intense WarGames matches that took place. Now, we know how the viewership turned out.

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According to Spoiler TV, the December 1st episode of WWE SmackDown drew an average of 1.952 million viewers, with a .53 in the 18 to 49 demographic. This number was up significantly from the previous week’s average on FS1.

On December 1st, 2023, SmackDown brought the return of United States Champion Logan Paul to WWE television. During that segment, WWE announced the commencement of a new United States tournament. Additionally, the highly anticipated blue brand return of Randy Orton saw him ink an exclusive deal with the blue brand. The episode featured the fallout from Survivor Series, with Grayson Waller squaring off against Kevin Owens in a match as well.

The November 24th episode of WWE SmackDown drew 789,000 viewers, with a .24 in the 18 to 49 demographic. This number was down from the last week’s average, but they were also on FS1 that week, but even that average was low for their FS1 viewership.

The November 17th edition of WWE SmackDown brought in an overnight viewership average of 2.22 million, with 792k in the 18 to 49 demographic. This number was up 15% from the previous week’s average.

The November 10th episode of WWE SmackDown brought in an overnight viewership of 2.090 million, with a .52 in the 18 to 49 demographic. That number was a bit down from the previous week’s average. The November 3rd episode of WWE SmackDown drew an overnight viewership of 2.017 million, with 648K in the 18 to 49 demographic.

We will have to see how WWE books the blue brand from this point on. They certainly brought quite a show this week, and there is no off-season in WWE. Keep checking back with us here at Ringside News for more!

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