{"id":58617,"date":"2018-04-18T16:22:34","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T21:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=58617"},"modified":"2018-04-18T16:22:34","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T21:22:34","slug":"smackdown-rating-superstar-shake-up-edition-viewership-key-metrics-compared-to-last-two-years-2018-averages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/04\/18\/smackdown-rating-superstar-shake-up-edition-viewership-key-metrics-compared-to-last-two-years-2018-averages\/","title":{"rendered":"Smackdown Rating: Superstar Shake-up edition viewership, key metrics compared to last two years, 2018 averages"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2263685393\" 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 a 1.99 rating, down from last week&#8217;s post-WrestleMania episode which drew a 2.10, but above the 1.94 average for April so far. It&#8217;s also above the yearly average so far of 1.81 and then ten week rolling average headed into this week of 1.81.<\/p>\n<p>Viewership was 2.796 million.<\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s rating is above the 1.72 rating one year ago, but well below the year-ago comparison to the Superstar Shake-up (which came a weekly earlier) which was a 2.14. Last year&#8217;s Shake-up Smackdown beat the post-WrestleMania rating of 2.02.<\/p>\n<p>Smackdown has averaged 1.81 this year so far, just a notch below the 1.83 average one year ago through this week, and above the 1.70 average through this week two years ago.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THIS RECENT REPORT:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/04\/18\/raw-rating-superstar-shake-up-edition-viewership-key-metrics-compared-to-one-and-two-years-ago-hourly-dropoff-2018-average\/\">Raw Rating: Superstar Shake-up edition viewership, key metrics compared to one and two years ago, hourly dropoff, 2018 average<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3372871\"><div id=\"pwtor-809739629\"><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 a 1.99 rating, down from last week&#8217;s post-WrestleMania episode which drew a 2.10, but above the 1.94 average for April so far. 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