WWE Smackdown on Friday night drew 2.45 million viewers according to Television By Numbers. The telecast did go up against the Pac-12 Championship on ABC which drew over 5.3 million viewers for the first two hours which went squarely against Smackdown.
The first hour of SmackDown drew 2.536 million viewers while the second hour dropped slightly to 2.356 million viewers. The A18-49 demo stayed consistent at 0.7 which was second to the football game on ABC which drew 1.3 and 1.4 in the same demos for the first and second hours respectively.
Smackdown Ratings
| 10.04 | 3,880,000 |
| 10.11 | 2,877,000 |
| 10.18 | 2,418,000 |
| 10.25 | 888,000 |
| 11.01 | 2,605,000 |
| 11.08 | 2,725,000 |
| 11.15 | 2,445,000 |
| 11.22 | 2,700,000 |
| 11.29 | 2,350,000 |
| 12.06 | 2,450,000 |
Payout Perspective:
A nice average rating considering it went up against live college football. Still, one probably hopes it moves back up to the up 200Ks but we will have to see what transpires in the new year as Wrestlemania season begins.
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