WWE Smackdown Rating Slips, Viewership Edges Up

– Smackdown found itself nosing down a touch in the ratings, while viewership rose just slightly. Tuesday’s episode brought in a 0.76 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic and 2.569 million viewers. Those numbers are down 1% and up 1% respectively from last week’s 0.77 demo rating and audience of 2.535 million. The viewership was the best since the June 27th episode brought in 2.603 million.

Smackdown ranked #1 among cable originals for the night. It beat out OWN’s Haves and Have Nots, which scored a 0.59 and 2.304 million viewers per Showbuzz Daily.