SmackDown ratings down slightly for final Clash of Champions build
Posted: Dec 13th, '17, 19:59
Source: www.F4WOnline.com
By Paul Fontaine | @PaulAceFontaine | Dec 13, 2017 2:06 pm
SmackDown ratings were down for the second straight week on Tuesday night, though they didn't fall as sharply as Raw did this week. The show averaged 2.481 million viewers, down just 12,000 viewers from the previous Tuesday.
This was the first week in a long time that SmackDown finished outside of the top 10 in terms of total viewers on cable, with Tuesday being a particularly strong night for news channels due to coverage of the special election in Alabama. SmackDown was sixth in the 18-49 demo with a 0.71 rating. The show is usually either first or second in that demo on cable.
For the fourth straight week, SmackDown was up in the year-over-year ratings as they continue to hold up well since the WWE Championship was switched over to AJ Styles.
In terms of audience retention, SmackDown held almost 93 percent of the Raw audience from the previous night, an above average total. Raw had done its fourth lowest total of the year, so that shouldn't come as a surprise.
By Paul Fontaine | @PaulAceFontaine | Dec 13, 2017 2:06 pm
SmackDown ratings were down for the second straight week on Tuesday night, though they didn't fall as sharply as Raw did this week. The show averaged 2.481 million viewers, down just 12,000 viewers from the previous Tuesday.
This was the first week in a long time that SmackDown finished outside of the top 10 in terms of total viewers on cable, with Tuesday being a particularly strong night for news channels due to coverage of the special election in Alabama. SmackDown was sixth in the 18-49 demo with a 0.71 rating. The show is usually either first or second in that demo on cable.
For the fourth straight week, SmackDown was up in the year-over-year ratings as they continue to hold up well since the WWE Championship was switched over to AJ Styles.
In terms of audience retention, SmackDown held almost 93 percent of the Raw audience from the previous night, an above average total. Raw had done its fourth lowest total of the year, so that shouldn't come as a surprise.