WWE: Why Did The WWE SmackDown Viewership Drop Before Royal Rumble 2023? More Updates-WWE SmackDown viewership dropped on January 20.According to Wrestlenomics, 2.257 million viewers watched the show on Friday, which is down from last week, when 2.326 million viewers tuned in.That represents a plunge from the January 7 episode, which had 2.16 million and .55 in the 18-49 demographic. It’s very likely that the rating was assisted by the showdown between Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar.Follow WWE News and Updates with InsideSport.IN
Smackdown was #2 in P18-49 for Friday, only behind the NBA on ESPN.
Rampage ranked #16 among cable originals, according to Showbuzz Daily. #31 including broadcast primetime.
📋 Full report: https://t.co/yy4Stnk6T9 pic.twitter.com/ePwIt3jWdF— Wrestlenomics (@wrestlenomics) January 23, 2023
The Blue Brand brought in 1,972,000 viewers on the Christmas Eve show, registering a .48 in the aforementioned demographic. The prior episode pulled in 2.213 million viewers and .5 in said demographic.
The show garnered an overnight average of 2.1715 million viewers with a .5 in the 18 to 49 demographic on December 10 and 1.966 million views and a .5 rating on December 3.
WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox (8-10pm):
2,257,000 viewers
P18-49 rating: 0.55AEW Rampage, Friday on TNT (10-11pm):
464,000 viewers
P18-49 rating: 0.13Expect ranking info later from Showbuzz
📊 https://t.co/qDSSxyAPtr pic.twitter.com/sWqcZBKj9F— Wrestlenomics (@wrestlenomics) January 23, 2023
Reason Behind WWE Smackdown Viewership Drop?
The November 25th Black Friday episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown drew 2.064 million viewers, with a . 45 in the 18 to 49 demographic. They had several issues with the broadcast getting preempted by college football and the FIFA World Cup.
The November 18th episode of WWE SmackDown brought in an overnight average of 2,130,000 viewers, with a .50 in the 18 to 49 demographic.
November 11th’s episode of WWE SmackDown drew 2.114 million viewers, with a .5 in the 18 to 49 demographic.
The November 4th episode of WWE SmackDown drew 1.970 million viewers, with a .40 in the 18 to 49 demographic.
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