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Friday Night Smackdown draws 1.9M viewers

July 27, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

WWE’s Friday Night Smackdown drew 1.9M viewers for both hours on Fox Friday Night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  The ratings reflect steady numbers in the A18-49 demo. Friday Night Smackdown drew 1.985M viewers in the first hour and 1.956M viewers in hour 2.  It led networks with a 0.5 share in the A18-49 demo […]

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Friday Night Smackdown draws 1.9M viewer average on Fox for July 10th edition

July 12, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Friday Night Smackdown on Fox was up slightly after a record low for the Fourth of July Weekend.  This past Friday it drew 1.93M viewers in the first hour and tailed off to 1.879M in the second hour according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  Smackdown led networks in the adult 18-49 demo as it was […]

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SmackDown viewers produce best 1st hour on Fox in weeks

June 28, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

WWE SmackDown on Friday night saw an increase in viewers as the first hour 2.271 million viewers and the second 2.076 million per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The first hour of SmackDown on Fox saw the replay of The Undertaker-AJ Styles Boneyard Match from Wrestlemania this pat April.  Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 among […]

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SmackDown holds young demo, hovers around 2M viewers

June 15, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew over 2 million viewers in the first hour this past Friday but then fell back under it in the second hour on Fox.  However, the ratings were strong in the company’s key demos as it was the only original content on a night of reruns. WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew […]

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WWE Friday Night Smackdown draws under 2 million viewers

June 10, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Friday Night Smackdown this past week (on 6/5/2020) Fox dipped below 2 million viewers as it drew an average of 1.948M viewers in its two hours on the network.  The telecast drew 656,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and a 1.27 household rating. WWE drew a 0.3 rating in the A18-34 demo.  It also drew […]

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