{"id":54832,"date":"2018-02-01T15:24:25","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T21:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=54832"},"modified":"2018-02-01T15:24:25","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T21:24:25","slug":"smackdown-rating-key-metrics-put-perspective-rating-post-rumble-edition-state-union-w-kellers-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/02\/01\/smackdown-rating-key-metrics-put-perspective-rating-post-rumble-edition-state-union-w-kellers-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Smackdown Rating: Key metrics to put in perspective rating for post-Rumble edition up against State of the Union (w\/Keller&#8217;s Analysis)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2041215040\" 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 1.73 rating, down from last week&#8217;s 1.77. The rolling ten-week average headed into this week was 1.79, so this week&#8217;s rating &#8211; despite coming two days after the Royal Rumble and the Ronda Rousey acquisition &#8211; was the lowest since Dec. 12 last year.<\/p>\n<p>The year-ago rating was 1.72, so this week&#8217;s number still beat last year&#8217;s by the slimmest of margins. The 2017 average through five weeks was 1.80; the 2018 average through five weeks is 1.76.<\/p>\n<p><em>Keller&#8217;s Analysis:\u00a0U.S. President Trump&#8217;s &#8220;State of the Union&#8221; address is likely the reason for the drop in rating. Raw was above average this week, and Smackdown was below average, so usually that&#8217;s indicative of something on Tuesday that didn&#8217;t affect WWE on Monday. Also, Smackdown has just been a mundane show in recent weeks. The confusing Daniel Bryan-Shane McMahon dynamic and thin roster has hurt the show. 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