{"id":164027,"date":"2023-08-15T19:34:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T00:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=164027"},"modified":"2023-08-15T19:34:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T00:34:23","slug":"wwe-smackdown-ratings-report-8-11-viewership-dips-to-nearly-lowest-of-year-due-to-nfl-preemptions-in-more-than-a-dozen-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/08\/15\/wwe-smackdown-ratings-report-8-11-viewership-dips-to-nearly-lowest-of-year-due-to-nfl-preemptions-in-more-than-a-dozen-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Smackdown Ratings Report (8\/11): Viewership dips to nearly lowest of year due to NFL preemptions in more than a dozen markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-155150771\" 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 drew 2.097 million viewers, the lowest rating on Fox for Smackdown since May 5 (2.059) and only the second time all year it drew under 2.1 million.<\/p>\n<p>In the 18.49 demographic, it drew a 0.55 rating, down from 0.62 the prior week. 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