WWE Smackdown Rating Falls to USA Network-Era Low

– The ratings for Smackdown fell to the lowest point in the USA Network era, while viewership slipped as well. Last night’s episode brought in 2.112 million viewers and a 0.59 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic. Those numbers are down 8% and 16% from last week’s 2.295 million and 0.7 demo rating, with the rating beating out the previous 2016 low of 0.65 set on March 10th. The viewership was the lowest since the April 28th episode brought in 2.109 million viewers.

Smackdown ranked #5 for the night among cable originals behind the NBA playoff game on TNT (#1 with a 3.99 demo rating and 9.998 million viewers) and pre-game and post-game shows, as well as the NHL playoff game on NBC Sports Network.

Credit: Showbuzz Daily