WWE SmackDown: Official Reports on Last Week’s Low Viewership Count on Friday Night SmackDown: The recent episode of Friday Night SmackDown saw another downfall in viewership. The latest reports gave a brief overview of Friday Night SmackDown’s viewership count and key demo ratings and how SmackDown lost a big margin of viewership in a limited time span. Follow WWE SmackDown and Updates on InsideSport.IN
WWE SmackDown: Official Reports on Last Week’s Low Viewership Count on Friday Night SmackDown
Last week’s Friday Night SmackDown featured some of the top superstars. Even WWE brought a Raw Superstar for a talk show on SmackDown. Superstars like Drew McIntyre and Ronda Rousey competed in the recent episode of SmackDown. Despite their presence, WWE dropped a big margin of viewership after the first hour of the show.
Smackdown was outranked by Celtics-Heat (2.41 P18-49 rating, 7.2 million viewers), the Avalanche-Blues NHL game (0.55) and two telecasts of Sportscenter after the NBA game. pic.twitter.com/WqpBu3RD4i
— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) May 31, 2022
According to the latest reports from ShowBuzz Daily, WWE drew 1.87 million viewership and 0.49 in the key 18-49 demographic. The reports suggest that Friday Night SmackDown viewership dropped about 8% from last week and a key demo saw a 4% fall. However, the fall in viewership can be explained due to ongoing NBA playoffs, which affected the majority of the audience.
The recent episode of SmackDown featured Ronda Rousey in a tag team match alongside Raquel Rodriguez. Also, WWE fans saw Raw Superstar Kevin Owens in the KO Show with former Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn. In the main event of the show, the Scottish Warrior Drew McIntyre made his return in a six-man tag team match against the Brawling Brutes.
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WWE SmackDown: Does Roman Reigns’ Absence Affect Friday Night SmackDown?
The Undisputed Universal Champion is the face of Friday Night SmackDown. Precisely, he brought back the ratings for Friday Night SmackDown since his heel turn. However, the downfall of the show is once again on its way due to the absence of its star wrestler.
Recently, Roman Reigns signed a new deal with WWE, which allowed him to work on fewer dates. In addition, Reigns won’t be available on every episode of SmackDown, which has lessened the interest of many fans. This is might be the major reason SmackDown is seeing a downfall in viewership.
Although WWE has the SmackDown Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey and other top superstars, Roman Reigns’ absence still marks a big point for the blue brand.
What do you think of Friday Night SmackDown in the absence of Roman Reigns? Tell us in the comments.
WWE SmackDown: Official Reports on Last Week’s Low Viewership Count on Friday Night SmackDown
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