{"id":65666,"date":"2018-09-06T14:34:06","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T19:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=65666"},"modified":"2018-09-06T14:34:06","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T19:34:06","slug":"smackdown-rating-episode-with-r-truth-in-the-main-event-draws-better-than-average-rating-key-metrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/09\/06\/smackdown-rating-episode-with-r-truth-in-the-main-event-draws-better-than-average-rating-key-metrics\/","title":{"rendered":"Smackdown Rating: Episode with R-Truth in the main event draws better than average rating, key metrics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-773683230\" 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 1.68 rating, up from the prior week&#8217;s 1.62 rating, but below the rating from two week&#8217;s ago of 1.72. R-Truth vs. The Miz was the unlikely main event of this episode which was built in part around the Miz &amp; Maryse vs. Daniel Bryan &amp; Brie rivalry.<\/p>\n<p>The rolling ten week average headed into this week was 1.59, so this rating was above that level. It was the second-highest rating April 24, although by a slim margin as there&#8217;s not a lot of variation in Smackdown ratings week to week. The range since Apr. 24 has been 1.54 to 1.72, not counting the July 3 &#8220;holiday edition&#8221; which drew a 1.45.<\/p>\n<p>The ratings slide year-to-year continues for WWE, though, as the 1.68 rating this week is below the year-ago rating of 1.74 and the two-years-ago rating of 1.76.<\/p>\n<p>The 2018 average rating to date is 1.70, below the 1.75 average through this week last year.<\/p>\n<p>Smackdown finished no. 3 for the night among all cable shows with a 0.8 rating among the key 18-49 demographic. It drew the sixth most viewers overall with 2.319 million viewers. The top show among 18-49 year olds was Mayans M.C. on FX with a 1.1 rating and 2.534 million total viewers. 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