{"id":182294,"date":"2024-07-29T16:17:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T21:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=182294"},"modified":"2024-07-29T16:32:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T21:32:25","slug":"wwe-smackdown-ratings-report-7-26-viewership-and-key-demos-for-pre-taped-episode-including-tag-team-turmoil-match-ten-week-rolling-average-year-ago-comparisons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/07\/29\/wwe-smackdown-ratings-report-7-26-viewership-and-key-demos-for-pre-taped-episode-including-tag-team-turmoil-match-ten-week-rolling-average-year-ago-comparisons\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Smackdown Ratings Report (7\/26): Viewership and key demos for pre-taped episode including Tag Team Turmoil match, ten-week rolling average, year-ago comparisons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-68216138\" 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>Friday\u2019s (7\/26) episode of WWE Smackdown averaged 2.058 million viewers, down from 2.313 million the prior week and the 2.355 million the week before that. 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