{"id":54173,"date":"2018-01-18T13:39:48","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T19:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=54173"},"modified":"2018-01-18T13:39:48","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T19:39:48","slug":"smackdown-rating-smackdown-ratings-three-weeks-2018-key-metrics-compared-last-year-raw-w-kellers-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/01\/18\/smackdown-rating-smackdown-ratings-three-weeks-2018-key-metrics-compared-last-year-raw-w-kellers-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Smackdown Rating: Smackdown ratings through three weeks of 2018, key metrics compared to last year and Raw (w\/Keller&#8217;s Analysis)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3026305470\" 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>This week&#8217;s episode of WWE Smackdown drew a 1.76 rating, the same rating as last week. Viewership was 2.603 million was also the same as the week before.<\/p>\n<p>The 2017 average was 1.76, so the last two weeks match the entire 2017 average.<\/p>\n<p>A year ago, Smackdown opened the year with ratings of 1.78, 1.79, and 1.92 for an average of 1.83. This year&#8217;s average through three weeks is 1.77.<\/p>\n<p>The average rating in December was 1.75, so they&#8217;re ahead of that so far this year. They&#8217;re below the 1.87 average rating in November, but Smackdown got a bump from the Survivor Series hype and invasion angle. Before that, in October, Smackdown averaged a 1.68.<\/p>\n<p><em>Keller&#8217;s Analysis: Smackdown, to me, has felt like a show on the decline. The roster has been thin, the booking has been terrible, and it just doesn&#8217;t even feel like a sincere effort to attract viewers or get fans excited about the product. Raw ratings went up this week, and usually Smackdown benefits from that and sees a similar increase, but that didn&#8217;t happen this week. Raw had been going up against football games until this week, though, which explains Raw&#8217;s increase. There can be a lag between the product declining and viewership declining, and after the last few weeks of Smackdown content, I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised to the show&#8217;s rating slide next week unless WWE provides a hook for Smackdown that is advertised during Raw. On Smackdown, there&#8217;s just nothing compelling other than what dumb decision will Daniel Bryan make this week. Even A.J. Styles seems to be in the background of the Shane McMahon-Daniel Bryan saga with Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3061120646\"><div id=\"pwtor-761186234\"><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>This week&#8217;s episode of WWE Smackdown drew a 1.76 rating, the same rating as last week. Viewership was 2.603 million was also the same as the week before. 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