{"id":73603,"date":"2019-01-16T15:43:21","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T21:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=73603"},"modified":"2019-01-16T15:43:21","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T21:43:21","slug":"smackdown-rating-highest-rating-of-year-well-below-year-ago-and-two-years-ago-levels-other-key-metrics-viewership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/01\/16\/smackdown-rating-highest-rating-of-year-well-below-year-ago-and-two-years-ago-levels-other-key-metrics-viewership\/","title":{"rendered":"Smackdown Rating: Highest rating of year, well below year-ago and two-years-ago levels, other key metrics, viewership"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3134250377\" 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>The Jan. 15 episode of WWE Smackdown drew a 1.55 rating, the highest since Dec. 18 and a jump from the 1.41 and 1.44 the last two weeks. 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