WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew 2.90 million viewers on Fox per Nielsen via Television By Numbers. The ratings reflect a drop from last week’s debut.
Friday night saw a 1.0 rating in the A18-49 and a 6 share in the overall audience.
The telecast is down from last Friday’s 3.87M viewers. This week CBS ruled Friday night ratings as an episode of Hawaii Five-O drew 6.95M overall viewers in the 8-9pm time slot, Magnum, P.I. grabbed 6.43M viewers from 9-10pm and although SmackDown did not go up against it, Blue Bloods hit 7.55M viewers from 10-11pm.
Payout Perspective:
A decrease is viewership of almost 1 million viewers has to be concerning. Yet, the telecast is strong in the 18-49 demo which is a saving grace for the promotion as it hopes that it can attract viewers. Yet, it seems that the fall on Friday night will be ruled by CBS and its original programming.
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