{"id":15990,"date":"2016-04-08T16:22:03","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T21:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=15990"},"modified":"2016-04-08T16:22:03","modified_gmt":"2016-04-08T21:22:03","slug":"47-wwe-smackdown-tv-ratings-post-wm32-edition-fare-vs-american-idol-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/08\/47-wwe-smackdown-tv-ratings-post-wm32-edition-fare-vs-american-idol-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"4\/7 WWE Smackdown TV Ratings &#8211; how did the post-WM32 edition fare vs. American Idol finale?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3597675596\" 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>The combination of the first Smackdown after WrestleMania and Thursday&#8217;s show going against the series finale of &#8220;American Idol&#8221; produced a one-tenth uptick in Smackdown TV ratings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Smackdown Ratings Tracking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>April 7:\u00a0<\/strong>Post-WM32 Smackdown scored a 1.75 rating on USA Network, up one-tenth from the &#8220;clip show&#8221; pre-WM32 episode last week.<\/p>\n<p>Smackdown returned to the exact same rating as two weeks ago when Brock Lesnar made a special appearance on the March 24 episode.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Smackdown drew 2.444 million viewers, up five percent from last week&#8217;s viewership.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday&#8217;s show was slightly below the First Quarter 2016 average of 2.481 million viewers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; DEMOGRAPHICS: Despite the overall TV rating upticking one-tenth of a rating, the key demo ratings\u00a0barely moved.<\/p>\n<p>Adults 18-49 improved 0.02 of a rating, males 18-34 dipped 0.01, and males 18-49 dipped 0.01. 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