{"id":20030,"date":"2016-05-20T15:45:53","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T20:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=20030"},"modified":"2016-05-20T16:47:49","modified_gmt":"2016-05-20T21:47:49","slug":"519-wwe-smackdown-tv-ratings-pre-extreme-rules-episode-fare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/20\/519-wwe-smackdown-tv-ratings-pre-extreme-rules-episode-fare\/","title":{"rendered":"5\/19 WWE Smackdown TV Ratings &#8211; how did the pre-Extreme Rules episode fare?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1510683310\" 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 Smackdown TV rating inched up from last week, but the show remains stuck at the bottom rung.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Smackdown Ratings Tracking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>May 19:\u00a0<\/strong>Smackdown scored a 1.62 rating leading into Extreme Rules, slightly up from a 1.59 rating last week.<\/p>\n<p>Through the first seven weeks of the second quarter, Smackdown has averaged a 1.65 rating, down one ladder rung from a 1.77 average rating in the first quarter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Smackdown drew 2.295 million viewers, slightly up from 2.262 million viewers last week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; DEMOGRAPHICS: Smackdown fell one-tenth of a rating\u00a0in males 18-34 to the lowest point of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Males 18-49 also fell slightly, but adults 18-49 increased slightly.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the show has been stuck in below-average territory since WrestleMania Season.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-559199822\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-4073984040\"><div id=\"pwtor-1161034606\"><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>This week&#8217;s Smackdown TV rating inched up from last week, but the show remains stuck at the bottom rung. 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