{"id":43712,"date":"2017-06-15T14:07:12","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T19:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=43712"},"modified":"2017-06-15T14:07:12","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T19:07:12","slug":"smackdown-rating-viewership-hold-day-low-raw-rating-final-mitb-hype-wkellers-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/06\/15\/smackdown-rating-viewership-hold-day-low-raw-rating-final-mitb-hype-wkellers-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Smackdown Rating: How did the viewership hold up day after low Raw rating for final MITB hype? (w\/Keller&#8217;s Analysis)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1932691933\" 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 on USA Network on Tuesday night drew a 1.53 rating with live and same-night-DVR viewers. That is well below the 2017 average of 1.79 headed into this week and the ten-week rolling average headed into this week of 1.72.<\/p>\n<p>That rating is below the year-ago number when Smackdown was pre-taped and featured the same wrestlers as Raw and basically the hand-me-down version of Raw&#8217;s top storyline developments. Smackdown this year previous was below year-ago numbers only on May 16, May, 2, Feb. 28, and Jan. 3.<\/p>\n<p>The 2017 average rating is 1.79 compared to the 2016 average rating at this point in the year of 1.70. So Smackdown Live is hanging on to a slight lead over last year&#8217;s average, which considering the sharp drop-off in Raw ratings this year compared to last, is a victory of sorts. It&#8217;s logical to assume Smackdown&#8217;s numbers this year would be well below last year&#8217;s if the show wasn&#8217;t live and if the show didn&#8217;t feature exclusive use of 40 percent of the roster.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Keller&#8217;s Analysis:\u00a0There was no massive NBA game to pull viewers away from Smackdown this week, so as compared to Raw, this is a much more discouraging rating. They presented all six wrestlers in the Money in the Bank match on\u00a0Sunday in six-man tag match, and still that wasn&#8217;t enough to hold the average.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2504764152\"><div id=\"pwtor-2457764896\"><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 on USA Network on Tuesday night drew a 1.53 rating with live and same-night-DVR viewers. 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