{"id":41685,"date":"2017-04-26T16:28:40","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T21:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=41685"},"modified":"2017-04-26T16:28:40","modified_gmt":"2017-04-26T21:28:40","slug":"smackdown-rating-ratings-drops-perspective-year-ago-trends-wkellers-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/04\/26\/smackdown-rating-ratings-drops-perspective-year-ago-trends-wkellers-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Smackdown Rating: Ratings drops again, perspective on where they were a year ago and what trends are (w\/Keller&#8217;s Analysis)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3444076734\" 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>Last night&#8217;s WWE Smackdown on USA Network drew 1.71 rating among live and same-night-DVR viewers, a small drop from the 1.72 rating. It&#8217;s below the monthly average of 1.90, the 2017 average of 1.84, and the ten week rolling average headed into this week of 1.86. Smackdown already took it&#8217;s post-WrestleMania season hit last week, so there wasn&#8217;t as far to fall.<\/p>\n<p>A year ago, Smackdown\u00a0drew a 1.71 rating on Apr. 21 and a 1.54 on Apr. 28.<\/p>\n<p><em>Keller&#8217;s Analysis: I suppose Smackdown could have dropped off even more this week, so it&#8217;s a relief to WWE that it didn&#8217;t. Still, I think with the exclusive use of 40 percent of the roster and being live on Tuesdays on USA Network, they&#8217;d have hoped for a bigger improvement over year-ago numbers. That said, for the year so far, Smackdown is averaging a 1.85 compared to the 2016 average through late April of 1.75, so Smackdown is at least above last year&#8217;s numbers, whereas Raw is well below. Not only is it post-WrestleMania season for Smackdown, but John Cena is not part of the mix for now and Cena fans may realize that and be less apt to make SD\u00a0appointment viewing as a result.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CHECK OUT LAST WEEK&#8217;S SMACKDOWN RATINGS REPORT:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/04\/20\/smackdown-rating-big-dropoff-recent-weeks-yearly-average-lowest-rating-year-wkellers-analysis\/\">Smackdown Rating: Big dropoff from recent weeks and yearly average, lowest rating of the year (w\/Keller\u2019s Analysis)<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2214245336\"><div id=\"pwtor-3653430686\"><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>Last night&#8217;s WWE Smackdown on USA Network drew 1.71 rating among live and same-night-DVR viewers, a small drop from the 1.72 rating. 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