SmackDown Viewership Drops Against World Series
Last Friday's WWE SmackDown on USA Network drew 1.1 million viewers. That total marked a 17 percent decline from the previous week's 1.327 million viewers and represented the show's lowest audience since the July 3 episode that attracted 1.06 million.
The October 23 broadcast posted a 0.24 rating in the 18-49 demographic, which was down 25 percent from the prior week's 0.32 and the lowest figure in that demo since August 28's 0.23. The blue brand show also competed against Friday night college football plus regular season NBA and NHL games.
The main event was altered on the night into a six-man tag team match after Ricky Saints and Penta got involved in the originally scheduled bout featuring Undisputed WWE Champion Sami Zayn and Johnny Gargano against United States Champion Trick Williams and Rey Fenix.
Penta, Fenix and Williams went on to win the six-man tag contest. The show featured a WWE Women's Champion Chelsea Green defense against Roxanne Perez as well as a Giulia versus Blake Monroe street fight.
Story timeline · 3 reports
- WWE SmackDown Viewership Drops 17 PercentThe October 23 episode of WWE SmackDown averaged 1.1 million viewers, down 17 percent from the previous week's 1.327 million according to Wrestlenomics.
- SmackDown Viewership Falls vs World Series Game 1Wrestlenomics reports that the October 23 episode of WWE SmackDown drew 1.1 million viewers on USA Network, down from 1.327 million the previous week.
Sources: Wrestling Observer · Wrestling Inc · Fightful