WWE Smackdown Rating Noses Down, Viewership Up

– Smackdown slipped just a little bit in the ratings this week, even as the overall viewership edged upwards. Tuesday’s episode scored a 0.74 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic and 2.348 million viewers, down 1% and up 2% from last week’s 0.75 demo rating and 2.3 million. The rating represented a new low for the year, with the viewership at the second-lowest point of 2017 (behind last week, of course).

Smackdown ranked #3 among cable originals for the night behind the NBA Playoff game on TNT (1.81 demo rating/4.713 million viewers) and the post-game show (1.32 demo rating/3.065 million).