{"id":158457,"date":"2023-05-08T16:18:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T21:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=158457"},"modified":"2023-05-08T16:18:46","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T21:18:46","slug":"wwe-smackdown-ratings-report-lowest-viewership-and-ratings-in-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/05\/08\/wwe-smackdown-ratings-report-lowest-viewership-and-ratings-in-months\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Smackdown Ratings Report: Lowest viewership and ratings in months"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3364092342\" 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 last Friday (5\/5) drew an average of 2.059 million viewers, a sharp decline from the 2.473 million for the WWE Draft episode the prior week and the year-to-date average of 2.361 million. Smackdown faced competition from NBA and NHL playoffs. The last time Smackdown drew fewer than 2.1 million viewers on Fox was Sept. 2 last year when it drew 2.077 million.<\/p>\n<p>One year ago, the May 6, 2022 episode drew 1.998 million viewers, so Smackdown still beat year-ago numbers.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. household rating was 1.23, down from 1.40 the prior week and below the year-to-date average of 1.41.<\/p>\n<p>In the 18-49 target demo, Smackdown drew a 0.52 rating, down from 0.67 the prior week and below the year-to-date average of 0.61. Smackdown ranked no. 1 in that key demo, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/showbuzzdaily.com\/articles\/showbuzzdailys-friday-5-5-2023-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html\">Showbuzz Daily<\/a>. That&#8217;s the lowest rating for Smackdown on Fox since drawing a 0.48 on Nov. 4 last year. It also drew a 0.52 rating on Dec. 16 last year. Episodes preempted from Fox and moved to the FS1 cable station on occasion have drawn lower.<\/p>\n<p>The 18-49 male demo drew a 0.65, down fro 0.89 the prior week and below the year-to-date average of 0.77.<\/p>\n<p>This episode of Smackdown was the last episode before the WWE Draft roster realignment takes effect and <a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2023\/05\/05\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown-preview-the-wwe-backlash-go-home-show-in-san-juan-3\/\">advertised special appearances by Bad Bunny and Cody Rhodes<\/a>. It also featured Karrion Kross vs. Shinsuke Nakamura.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3805842844\"><div id=\"pwtor-56102192\"><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 last Friday (5\/5) drew an average of 2.059 million viewers, a sharp decline from the 2.473 million for the WWE Draft episode the prior week and the year-to-date average of 2.361 million. 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