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Friday Night Smackdown posts strong ratings despite NBA Finals

October 10, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Friday Night Smackdown on Fox drew an average of 2.08 million viewers on Friday night opposite Game 5 of the NBA Finals in network television.

The two-hour telecast drew 2.156 million viewers in the first hour and 2.017 in the second hour.  It did well in the A25-54 demo with a 0.8 in the first hour and dropping to 0.7 in the second.  It drew 0.6 in the A18-49 demo for both hours.  WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew a 5 share in the M18-49 demo. 

The ratings are up from last week which averaged slightly over 2 million viewers. 

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The NBA Finals Game 5 on ABC drew around 5 million viewers during the time slots opposite Smackdown.  Its highest viewership came as the game went on growing to over 6 million viewers.  It also had strong demos across in the board including 15 in the A18-49.

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