{"id":139618,"date":"2022-05-16T22:01:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T03:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=139618"},"modified":"2022-05-16T20:33:38","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T01:33:38","slug":"smackdown-draws-lowest-viewership-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/16\/smackdown-draws-lowest-viewership-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Smackdown draws lowest viewership of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1007560655\" 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>WWE Smackdown drew 1.89 million viewers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/13\/513-wwe-smackdown-results-kellers-report-on-rk-bro-visits-bloodline-kofi-vs-butch-sasha-naomi-vs-natalya-baszler\/\">Friday night<\/a>, the lowest number of the year for the show.<\/p>\n<p>In the target demographic of adults 18-49, the rating dropped from a 0.46 last week to a straight 0.40 this week. Males 18-34 also dropped, while males 18-49 stayed flat.<\/p>\n<p>Smackdown on Friday featured Riddle vs. Sami Zayn, Sasha Banks &amp; Naomi vs. Natalya &amp; Shayna Baszler for the WWE Women&#8217;s Tag Team Championship, and a confrontation between RK-Bro and The Bloodline.<\/p>\n<p>During the confrontation, The Usos accepted RK-Bro&#8217;s challenge of a tag team championship unification match. The bout will take place on this week&#8217;s upcoming episode of Smackdown. The confrontation ended with Riddle delivering a knee to the face to Roman Reigns.<\/p>\n<p>Riddle defeated Zayn with The Bro Derek to secure his victory in 10 minutes. In the women&#8217;s tag team title match, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1525755550734090241\">Banks &amp; Naomi<\/a> defeated Natalya &amp; Baszler and retained their championships after Naomi countered The Sharpshooter with a rollup and pinned Natalya.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/16\/wwe-announces-matches-for-nxt-in-your-house\/\">WWE announces matches for NXT In Your House<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-701552080\"><div id=\"pwtor-2101246022\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE Smackdown drew 1.89 million viewers Friday night, the lowest number of the year for the show. 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