{"id":102853,"date":"2020-08-17T16:31:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T21:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=102853"},"modified":"2020-08-17T16:33:54","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T21:33:54","slug":"wwe-smackdown-ties-for-top-demo-rating-on-friday-night-up-against-cbs-and-abc-reruns-final-viewership-number-tops-2-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/08\/17\/wwe-smackdown-ties-for-top-demo-rating-on-friday-night-up-against-cbs-and-abc-reruns-final-viewership-number-tops-2-million\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Smackdown ties for top demo rating on Friday night up against CBS and ABC reruns, final viewership number tops 2 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2897354675\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Last Friday&#8217;s (8\/14) episode of WWE Smackdown on Fox drew a final viewership number of 2.002 million viewers and a U.S. household rating of 1.24. That&#8217;s the first time Smackdown has topped 2 million since June 26.<\/p>\n<p>In the 18-49 adult demographic most closely tracked by networks and targeted by advertisers, the show drew a 0.55 rating, down from last year&#8217;s same-week rating of 0.67.<\/p>\n<p>In the 18-34 male demo, Smackdown drew a 0.44 rating, down from last year&#8217;s rating of 0.55.<\/p>\n<p>In the male 18-49 demo, Smackdown drew a 0.66 rating, down from last year&#8217;s rating of 0.86.<\/p>\n<p>Smackdown finished tied in the 18-49 adult demo for the top spot among broadcast networks, drawing an overnight preliminary rating of 0.5. Dateline NBC&#8217;s first hour also drew a 0.5. Other network shows were in reruns, with Magnum P.I., Blue Bloods, and The Wall drawing 0.3 ratings on CBS. 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