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WWE Smackdown Rating Rises, Viewership Down
October 19, 2016 | Posted by
– This week’s Smackdown saw the best rating in a month-plus, even as viewership slipped a touch. Last night’s episode brought in a 0.81 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic and 2.405 million viewers, up 3% and down 2% respectively from last week’s 0.79 demo rating and 2.448 million viewers. The rating was the highest since the September 13th episode had a 0.91, while the total number of viewers was, outside of last week, still higher than any number since the September 13th episode’s 2.658 million.
Smackdown ranked #2 for the night among cable originals per Showbuzz Daily, behind only the Dodgers vs. Cubs game on FOX Sports 1 at a 1.89 demo rating and 6.494 million viewers.