{"id":7750,"date":"2016-01-12T14:25:57","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T20:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=7750"},"modified":"2016-01-12T14:42:14","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T20:42:14","slug":"17-smackdown-ratings-good-open-on-usa-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/12\/17-smackdown-ratings-good-open-on-usa-network\/","title":{"rendered":"1\/7 Smackdown Ratings &#8211; UPDATED with DVR viewing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1036339666\" 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 first weekly edition of WWE Smackdown on USA Network fared well in the Thursday night timeslot, nearly scoring a 2.0 rating.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Smackdown Ratings Tracking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>January 7:<\/strong>\u00a0Smackdown scored a 1.93 rating, the highest since the week after WrestleMania in April 2015 when Smackdown was on Syfy.<\/p>\n<p>By comparison, the &#8220;Super Smackdown&#8221; live special on USA two weeks ago drew a 1.53 rating on a Tuesday night (December 22).<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Smackdown drew 2.757 million viewers, also the most since April 2015. 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