WWE SmackDown Sees Big Viewership Increase This Week

WWE brought a big show to FOX this week, but there were some issues with the NFL pre-empting the show in certain areas. They continued the build toward SummerSlam and kicked things off with big segment featuring John Cena and Roman Reigns. How did the viewership turn out?

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According to SpoilerTV, the August 13th episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown brought an overnight average of 2.4985 million viewers. They also garnered a .6 in the coveted 18 to 49 demographic.

The August 6th episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown recorded an overnight viewership of 2.043 million viewers. They also drew a .55 in the 18 to 49 demographic. That was a bit of an increase from the previous week.

On July 30th, WWE Friday Night SmackDown brought an overnight viewership of 1.909 million viewers last week. They also garnered a .5 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

The show brought in 2.04 million viewers on July 23rd. They also garnered a .50 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic. They also had the Olympic Games’ opening ceremony as competition that week which garnered 10.44 million viewers.

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