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Second week of 2021 Smackdown nets 2M viewer average

January 10, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew 2.036M viewers in the first hour Friday night and 1.969M viewers in the second hour per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  The A18-49 demo drew 0.5 over the course of the two hours.

The second week of WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew a 4 share in the M18-49 demo. 

Last week, the telecast drew a combined 2.013M viewers.  It drew 680,000 in the A18-49 demo last week.

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The ratings are hovering at slightly over 2 million viewers.  Friday night’s CBS lineup drew big numbers as it appears that the viewership returned to prime time viewing.

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