WWE’s Smackdown on Friday night drew 2.3M viewers for its two hour time slot on Fox the day after Thanksgiving. The telecast was down over last week and share the A18-49 demo top spot with Frosty the Snowman on ABC. Smackdown drew 2.350M viewers in the first hour and 2.322 million viewers in the second […]
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WWE Smackdown draws 2.60 million viewers
WWE Smackdown on Fox drew 2.60 million viewers for its two hour slot Friday night on the network. The telecast saw an uptick in viewership after its lowest dip last week. WWE Smackdown’s first hour drew 2.701 million viewers with a 0.8 rating in the A18-49 demo. It’s second hour drew 2.5 million viewers although […]
WWE NXT edges out AEW for first time in head-to-head
WWE NXT on the USA Network edged out AEW on TNT for the first time in its head-to-head battle on Wednesday night. AEW still won the overall battle in most demos with the exception of the over 50 demographic. WWE on NXT drew 916,000 viewers while AEW drew 893,000 viewers. The A18-49 demo was close […]
WWE Smackdown finds new low
WWE Friday Night Smackdown ratings fell once again to 2.445 million viewers in the first hour and 2.255 million viewers in the second. Also, the viewership for the A18-49 fell to 0.7 which tied with CBS’s Hawaii Five-O. The ratings are the lowest for the series since its debut on Fox. It drew a 4 […]
Fox, WWE bullish over SmackDown start on network
Speaking at an industry conference this week, Fox and the WWE are pleased with the ratings. The feeling from the parties is that “Friday Night SmackDown” “reaches a much broader audience than many people realize. Despite the fact that the overall ratings have trended down and usually third in networks ratings behind CBS, ABC and […]