{"id":49556,"date":"2017-10-18T16:52:43","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T21:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=49556"},"modified":"2017-10-18T17:06:49","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T22:06:49","slug":"smackdown-rating-lowest-rating-months-key-metrics-put-perspective-wkellers-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/10\/18\/smackdown-rating-lowest-rating-months-key-metrics-put-perspective-wkellers-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Smackdown Rating: Lowest rating in months, key metrics to put in perspective (w\/Keller&#8217;s Analysis)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3272619289\" 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 episode of WWE Smackdown drew a 1.62 rating, the lowest since July 4 and the lowest non-holiday number since June 13. It was down from the 1.73 rating last week and below the ten week rolling average headed into the week of 1.76. It&#8217;s also below the year-ago number of 1.71.<\/p>\n<p>The monthly average has been on the climb, going from a 1.60 in May, to a 1.65 in June, 1.67 in July, 1.75 in August, and 1.78 in September. So far in October, the average is back down to June&#8217;s average of 1.76.<\/p>\n<p><em>Keller&#8217;s Analysis: Smackdown went up against the opening night of the NBA playoffs and MLB playoffs, which likely explains this dropoff. The show was built around Jinder Mahal&#8217;s &#8220;big Survivor Series announcement,&#8221; the latest developments with \u00a0Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens forming an alliance, and a main event announced during the show of Randy Orton &amp; Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Zayn &amp; Owens, and that wasn&#8217;t enough to stave off losing viewers to the big sporting events.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-tag\" data-ad-name=\"pw_incontent_2\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\" ><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/tags-cdn.deployads.com\/a\/pwtorch.com.js\" async ><\/script><br \/>\n<script>(deployads = window.deployads || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-346430391\"><div id=\"pwtor-3590798440\"><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 episode of WWE Smackdown drew a 1.62 rating, the lowest since July 4 and the lowest non-holiday number since June 13. 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