{"id":8768,"date":"2016-01-29T15:40:26","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T21:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=8768"},"modified":"2016-01-29T15:54:48","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T21:54:48","slug":"jan21smackdownratings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/01\/29\/jan21smackdownratings\/","title":{"rendered":"1\/21 Smackdown Ratings &#038; DVR Update for Week 2 on USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3303482856\" 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>Week 3\u00a0of WWE Smackdown on USA Network yo-yo&#8217;ed back to a rounded 1.9 rating to nearly match the first week performance. This followed a poor Week 2 rating.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Smackdown Ratings Tracking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>January 21 (Week 3):<\/strong>\u00a0Smackdown scored a 1.87 rating, up 11 percent from a 1.68 rating in Week 2.\u00a0The progression is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Week 1 &#8211; 1.93 rating<\/li>\n<li>Week 2 &#8211; 1.68 rating<\/li>\n<li>Week 3 &#8211; 1.87 rating<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; Smackdown drew 2.757 million viewers, which was exactly identical to Week 1&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DVR Update:\u00a0<\/strong>Smackdown added 232,000 viewers to bring the total to 2.989 million total viewers.<\/p>\n<p>This exceeded Week 1, making Week 3 the most-watched\u00a0Smackdown thus far.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Demographic Ratings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The demographic ratings were interesting with a big rebound among general adult viewers, but a decline in younger viewers. The following is a three-week pattern&#8230;<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1331985847\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Adults 18-49: 0.85 rating, sharp decline to 0.70, and rebound to 0.82.<\/li>\n<li>Males 18-34: 0.96 rating, sharp decline to 0.80, and another decline to 0.74<\/li>\n<li>Males 18-49: 1.01 rating, sharp decline to 0.87, and slight rebound to 0.92.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DVR Update:\u00a0<\/strong>The big gainers in delayed viewing were adults 25-54 and males 18-49. 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