{"id":11962,"date":"2016-02-26T15:42:22","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T21:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=11962"},"modified":"2016-02-26T15:42:22","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T21:42:22","slug":"feb25smackdownratings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/02\/26\/feb25smackdownratings\/","title":{"rendered":"2\/25 Smackdown TV Ratings &#8211; no bump post-Raw"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-33769117\" 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>Any carry-over from Monday&#8217;s Raw to Thursday&#8217;s Smackdown did not produce a ratings bump, as the show remained flat on USA Network against the latest presidential debate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Smackdown TV Ratings Tracking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>February 25:\u00a0<\/strong>Smackdown scored a 1.74 rating, down slightly from a 1.76 rating last week.<\/p>\n<p>The top item advertised for Smackdown was WWE World Hvt. champion Triple H on the show. Last week&#8217;s top item was Brock Lesnar on Smackdown for the first time in 12 years.<\/p>\n<p>The last three weeks have been one stair-step below the previous three weeks&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jan. 21: 1.87 rating<\/li>\n<li>Jan. 28: 1.87 rating<\/li>\n<li>Feb. 4: 1.86 rating<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Feb. 11: 1.72 rating<\/li>\n<li>Feb. 18: 1.76 rating<\/li>\n<li>Feb. 25: 1.74 rating<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; Smackdown drew 2.395 million viewers, down 2.6 percent (63,000 viewers) from the audience leading into the Fast Lane PPV.<\/p>\n<p>This was the second-least-watched Smackdown episode of the year, beating\u00a0the January 14 episode.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; DEMOGRAPHICS: Smackdown was essentially even with last week&#8217;s show. 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