{"id":75733,"date":"2019-02-27T16:07:31","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T22:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=75733"},"modified":"2019-02-27T16:07:31","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T22:07:31","slug":"smackdown-rating-viewership-drops-from-a-seasonal-peak-last-week-key-metrics-compared-to-past-two-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/02\/27\/smackdown-rating-viewership-drops-from-a-seasonal-peak-last-week-key-metrics-compared-to-past-two-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Smackdown Rating: Viewership drops from a seasonal peak last week, key metrics compared to past two years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-759276765\" 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 Feb. 26 episode of WWE Smackdown Live on USA Network drew a 1.57 rating, down from last week&#8217;s 1.63 rating, but above the February average which landed at 1.53. One year ago Smackdown drew a 1.80 and two years ago Smackdown drew a 1.75.<\/p>\n<p>Total viewership was 2.150 million.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/02\/26\/raw-rating-roman-reigns-announcement-and-flair-70th-birthday-party-lead-to-biggest-rating-since-august-2018-raws-three-hours-top-cable-rankings\/\">Raw Rating: Roman Reigns announcement and Flair 70th Birthday Party lead to biggest rating since August 2018, Raw\u2019s three hours top cable rankings<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-735841148\"><div id=\"pwtor-2053636192\"><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>The Feb. 26 episode of WWE Smackdown Live on USA Network drew a 1.57 rating, down from last week&#8217;s 1.63 rating, but above the February average which landed at 1.53. 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