{"id":30255,"date":"2016-08-24T16:15:14","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T21:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=30255"},"modified":"2016-08-24T16:16:33","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T21:16:33","slug":"823-wwe-smackdown-tv-ratings-solid-post-summerslam-bump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/08\/24\/823-wwe-smackdown-tv-ratings-solid-post-summerslam-bump\/","title":{"rendered":"8\/23 WWE Smackdown TV Ratings &#8211; solid post-Summerslam bump"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3771368201\" 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 got a solid post-Summerslam TV ratings bump to tie with the post-Battleground episode the first week after the Draft.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Smackdown TV Ratings Tracking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>August 23:\u00a0<\/strong>WWE Smackdown scored a 1.92 TV rating, up 12 percent from the pre-Summerslam episode.<\/p>\n<p>Smackdown tied with the post-Battleground episode on July 26, which also scored a 1.92 rating.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Smackdown drew 2.714 million viewers, up 10 percent (243,000 viewers) from last week&#8217;s show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The demographic ratings were interesting. Smackdown shot up in adults 18-49, increased one-tenth in males 18-49, and was actually down in males 18-34.<\/p>\n<p>Males 18-34 was Smackdown&#8217;s best demo during the first three weeks of the brand split, but the audience has fallen off the past two weeks.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A18-49: Increased 20 percent from last week<\/li>\n<li>M18-49: Increased 12 percent from last week<\/li>\n<li>M18-34: Declined 1 percent from last week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"tablepress-23-name\" class=\"tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-23\">WWE Raw vs. Smackdown - TV Ratings &amp; Viewership<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-23\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-23\" aria-labelledby=\"tablepress-23-name\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">WEEK\/<br \/>\nRESULT<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">DATE<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">TV<br \/>\nRATING<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">AVG.<br \/>\nVIEWERS<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">AVG. DVR<br \/>\nADDED<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">AVG. TOTAL<br \/>\nAUDIENCE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RAW (1-0)<br \/>\nSD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">7\/25\/16<br \/>\n7\/26\/16<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.36<br \/>\n1.92<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3,338,667<br \/>\n2,743,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">306,000<br \/>\n293,000<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">3,664,667<br \/>\n3,036,000<br \/>\nRAW +608,667<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RAW (2-0)<br \/>\nSD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">8\/1\/16<br \/>\n8\/2\/16<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.30<br \/>\n1.86<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3,314,333<br \/>\n2,681,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">346,667<br \/>\n275,000<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">3,661,000<br \/>\n2,956,000<br \/>\nRAW +705,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RAW (3-0)<br \/>\nSD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">8\/8\/16<br \/>\n8\/9\/16<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.05<br \/>\n1.69<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2,911,000<br \/>\n2,455,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">278,667<br \/>\n336,000<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">3,189,667<br \/>\n2,791,000<br \/>\nRAW +398,667<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RAW (4-0)<br \/>\nSD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">8\/15\/16<br \/>\n8\/16\/16<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.12<br \/>\n1.72<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2,915,333<br \/>\n2,471,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">319,000<br \/>\n265,000<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">3,234,333<br \/>\n2,736,000<br \/>\nRAW +498,333<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RAW (5-0)<br \/>\nSD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">8\/22\/16<br \/>\n8\/23\/16<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.34<br \/>\n1.92<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3,315,000<br \/>\n2,714,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">305,333<br \/>\n339,000<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">3,620,333<br \/>\n3,053,000<br \/>\nRAW +567,333<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RAW (6-0)<br \/>\nSD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">8\/29\/16<br \/>\n8\/30\/16<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.38<br \/>\n1.95<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3,413,000<br \/>\n2,835,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">338,667<br \/>\n312,000<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">3,751,667<br \/>\n3,153,000<br \/>\nRAW +598,667<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RAW (7-0)<br \/>\nSD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">9\/5\/16<br \/>\n9\/6\/16<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.11<br \/>\n1.76<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">3,069,333<br \/>\n2,454,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">365,333<br \/>\n312,000<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">3,434,667<br \/>\n2,766,000<br \/>\nRAW +668,667<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RAW (8-0)<br \/>\nSD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">9\/12\/16<br \/>\n9\/13\/16<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1.88<br \/>\n1.86<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2,690,000<br \/>\n2,658,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">356,333<br \/>\n336,000<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">3,046,333<br \/>\n2,994,000<br \/>\nRAW +52,333<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">RAW (9-0)<br \/>\nSD<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">9\/19\/16<br \/>\n9\/20\/16<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1.97<br \/>\n1.70<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2,684,333<br \/>\n2,292,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">356,000<br \/>\n299,000<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">3,040,333<br \/>\n2,591,000<br \/>\nRAW +449,333<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-23 from cache -->\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-524309236\"><div id=\"pwtor-353454126\"><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>WWE Smackdown got a solid post-Summerslam TV ratings bump to tie with the post-Battleground episode the first week after the Draft. 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