{"id":33041,"date":"2016-10-05T15:52:41","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T20:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=33041"},"modified":"2016-10-05T15:52:41","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T20:52:41","slug":"smackdown-rating-drops-viewership-hold-steady-v-p-debate-perspective-wkellers-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/10\/05\/smackdown-rating-drops-viewership-hold-steady-v-p-debate-perspective-wkellers-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Smackdown rating drops, but viewership hold steady, up against V.P. debate &#8211; perspective (w\/Keller&#8217;s Analysis)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3493888496\" 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>Smackdown dropped to a 1.58 rating last night up against the Vice Presidential debate, down from a 1.69 rating last week. Viewership was 2.316 million, which was down from the 2.340 million last week. So while the rating dropped, viewership totals held pretty steady.\u00a0Ratings since the roster split had been in the 1.70 to 1.95 range from Aug. 16 to Sept. 20.<\/p>\n<p><em>Keller&#8217;s Analysis: This is one of those anomalies because ratings are calculated based on percentage of homes who are watching the show over the course of two hours who have cable TV, and viewership counts the grand total of viewers who tune, even if they do so briefly. So the rating going down, but viewership remaining steady, is indicative of viewers watching for fewer minutes on average than last week.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2442298346\"><div id=\"pwtor-3190965524\"><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>Smackdown dropped to a 1.58 rating last night up against the Vice Presidential debate, down from a 1.69 rating last week. Viewership was 2.316 million, which was down from the 2.340 million last week. 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