{"id":85764,"date":"2019-09-06T19:17:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-07T00:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=85764"},"modified":"2019-09-06T19:17:33","modified_gmt":"2019-09-07T00:17:33","slug":"smackdown-rating-key-metrics-perspective-compared-to-past-two-years-draft-expected-to-shake-things-up-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/09\/06\/smackdown-rating-key-metrics-perspective-compared-to-past-two-years-draft-expected-to-shake-things-up-next-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Smackdown Rating: Key metrics, perspective compared to past two years, draft expected to shake things up next month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1651113933\" 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 Sept. 3 WWE Smackdown drew a 1.54 rating, up from last week&#8217;s 1.50, and right in line with the ten-week rolling average of 1.50. Total viewership was 2.130 million, below ESPN&#8217;s U.S. Open Tennis and two programs on Fox News, but it topped all shows in the 18-49 target demographic with 0.7 rating. Tennis on ESPN drew a 0.5 rating in that demo to finish no. 2.<\/p>\n<p>One year ago this week, Smackdown drew a 1.68 rating, and two years ago it drew a 1.74 rating.<\/p>\n<p>The current 2019 average is 1.51, down from the year-ago average of 1.71 and the two-years-ago average through this week of 1.75.<\/p>\n<p>WWE Smackdown moves to Fox broadcast network starting the first week of October, kicking off the new Friday timeslot with an anniversary celebration featuring big names from the past.<\/p>\n<p>A roster talent reshuffle is penciled in for later in October, but WWE hasn&#8217;t officially announced it yet. It&#8217;s expected there will be a stronger delineation between Raw and Smackdown roster members than is currently the case. 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