WWE SmackDown Viewership Shoots Up This Week After Vince McMahon Scandal

WWE presented SmackDown this week with a lot of hype attached, but it was more about Vince McMahon’s real-life hush money scandal that caused him to step down from his seat as WWE CEO. How did the viewership turn out this week after McMahon showed up for a two minute segment?

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According to Spoiler TV, the June 17th episode of WWE SmackDown brought an overnight average of 2.274 million viewers with a .55 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

June 10th’s episode of WWE SmackDown brought in an overnight average of 1.8025 viewers and a .40 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

June 3rd’s episode of WWE SmackDown brought in an overnight average of 1.8465 million viewers with a .4 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

The May 27th episode of SmackDown brought in 1.778 million viewers with a .4 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

May 20th’s edition of Friday Night SmackDown brought in an overnight average of 2 million viewers with a .40 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

The May 13th episode of SmackDown brought in 1.7955 million viewers with a .4 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

May 6th’s episode of WWE SmackDown brought in 1.919 million viewers with a .4 in the 18 to 49 demographic.

We will have to see if they can pull the ratings up. Keep checking back with Ringside News for more.

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