Smackdown Rating Falls To 2017 Low

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– Smackdown took a big hit following last week’s Superstar Shakeup. Tuesday’s episode brought in a 0.81 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic and 2.544 million viewers. Those numbers are down a hefty 23% and 18% from last week’s 1.05 demo rating and 3.105 million viewers, with the demo rating hitting the lowest point since the December 13th episode brought in a 0.73 while the viewership was the lowest since January 10th’s 2.533 million viewers.

Obviously, this is a much bigger hit than Raw’s 5% and 2% drops and can’t be the kind of numbers WWE or USA Network were hoping for. Smackdown’s post-WrestleMania drops have been a bit more erratic than Raw’s; where the Monday show consistently falls after a couple of weeks, Smackdown has sometimes maintained a bit of a bounce and sometimes slipped, but not usually this far.

Per Showbuzz Daily, Smackdown ranked #3 among cable originals for the night, behind two NBA playoff games on TNT (1.36 demo rating/3.368 million viewers and 1.33/3.003 million viewers).

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