WWE SmackDown Viewership Falls Below 2 Million

WWE added two big matches to Elimination Chamber during SmackDown this week. They also didn’t enter the night with any matches promoted for the show. How did the viewership turn out?

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According to Showbuzz Daily, Friday Night SmackDown drew an overnight average of 1.8835 million viewers with a .5 in the 18-49 demographic.

Last week brought in an overnight average of 2.126 million viewers. They also scored a .6 in the treasured 18-49 demographic. That is a bit of a fall from the previous week’s overnight number.

The week prior drew an overnight average of 2.2275 million viewers. They had 2.294 million viewers in the first hour and 2.161 million in the second with a .6 in the 18-49 demographic.

The previous week drew an overnight average of 2.282 million viewers. The week before that bought in 2.153 million viewers. This was an increase from the previous week’s number of around 129,000 viewers.

The previous week drew 2.0025 million viewers. The New Year’s Day episode drew 1.915 million viewers. They also drew a .5 in the 18-49 demographic.

The Christmas episode of Smackdown drew 3.335 million viewers. They drew 4.097 million viewers in the first hour and 2.574 million in the second hour. SmackDown was helped a lot by their NFL lead-in.