{"id":98387,"date":"2020-06-02T15:34:31","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T20:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=98387"},"modified":"2020-06-02T15:34:31","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T20:34:31","slug":"wwe-smackdown-viewership-on-the-rebound-for-episode-built-around-shake-up-in-ic-semi-finals-after-jeff-hardy-hit-and-run-angle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/06\/02\/wwe-smackdown-viewership-on-the-rebound-for-episode-built-around-shake-up-in-ic-semi-finals-after-jeff-hardy-hit-and-run-angle\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Smackdown viewership on the rebound for episode built around shake-up in IC semi-finals after Jeff Hardy hit-and-run angle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3806244257\" 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>WWE Smackdown drew 2.170 million viewers last Friday (5\/29), up from 2.044 million last week and the first time it topped 2.1 million since Apr. 17.<\/p>\n<p>The show drew a 1.39 broadcast rating, above the 1.31, 1.30, 1.33, 1.24, and 1.24 in the prior five weeks.<\/p>\n<p>It was enough for Smackdown to finish tied for the best 18-49 demo rating on Friday at 0.6, along with ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Shark Tank.&#8221; One show drew a 0.5 rating, and several drew 0.4 ratings. Smackdown was the least viewers of all major network shows counting total viewers, but advertisers and networks focus more on the 18-49 demographic.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH UP&#8230;<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/05\/28\/aew-and-nxt-surge-in-viewership-with-aew-featuring-mike-tyson-scoring-big-viewership-leap-while-nxt-gets-edge-in-rating-with-riddle-thatcher-pit-fight\/\">AEW and NXT surge in viewership, with AEW featuring Mike Tyson scoring big viewership leap while NXT gets edge in rating with Riddle-Thatcher pit fight<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-413397223\"><div id=\"pwtor-3639111082\"><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>WWE Smackdown drew 2.170 million viewers last Friday (5\/29), up from 2.044 million last week and the first time it topped 2.1 million since Apr. 17. 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