{"id":16589,"date":"2016-04-15T15:57:02","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T20:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=16589"},"modified":"2016-04-15T15:57:02","modified_gmt":"2016-04-15T20:57:02","slug":"414-wwe-smackdown-tv-ratings-thursdays-show-dips-compare-cenas-new-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/15\/414-wwe-smackdown-tv-ratings-thursdays-show-dips-compare-cenas-new-show\/","title":{"rendered":"4\/14 WWE Smackdown TV Ratings &#8211; Thursday&#8217;s show dips, how did it compare to Cena&#8217;s new show?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-492255142\" 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>This week&#8217;s WWE Smackdown drew almost exactly the same number of viewers as John Cena&#8217;s new &#8220;American Grit&#8221; show on Fox&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Smackdown TV Ratings Tracking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>April 14:\u00a0<\/strong>Thursday&#8217;s Smackdown scored a 1.70 rating, down from a 1.75 rating last week.<\/p>\n<p>Smackdown drew 2.355 million viewers, down four percent from 2.444 million viewers last week for the post-WrestleMania episode.<\/p>\n<p>Smackdown&#8217;s cable TV audience was nearly identical to the season premiere of Fox&#8217;s &#8220;American Grit&#8221; hosted by John Cena, which drew a final audience of 2.35 million viewers on broadcast TV.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; DEMOGRAPHICS: Smackdown&#8217;s demo ratings were up and down compared to last week. Adults 18-49 was identical, males 18-34 was slightly down, and males 18-49 was slightly up to a four-week high.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Overall, Smackdown continues to underperform compared to last year on Syfy, two years ago on Friday nights on Syfy, and the First Quarter of this year.<\/p>\n<p>During the first quarter, Smackdown averaged a 1.77 rating and 2.481 million viewers, mainly on the strength of January episodes. 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