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[mrken12]

SmackDown audience grows for big names

After a dip caused by some bigly competiton last Tuesday, WWE bounced back for a show with major WrestleMania implications - and big names advertised well in advance - on Tuesday, March 7.

SmackDown drew 2.74 million viewers this week, up from 2.57 million on Feb. 28 when they were competing against President Trump’s first address to Congress. In addition to not facing off against a Hall of Famer, to drum up interest for their latest episode, the blue brand booked John Cena & Nikki Bella’s first ever mixed tag match seven days ahead of time and touted Randy Orton vs. AJ Styles to determine who would face Bray Wyatt in their Mania main event all weekend long.

WWE had the fifth biggest audience among cable originals on the night, and the highest rating among 18 - 49 year olds.

WrestleMania season is officially upon us now, too, and it seems reasonable to think SmackDown can grow from here with highly anticipated builds for Orton/Wyatt, Styles vs. Shane McMahon and Cena & Nikki’s feud against Miz & Maryse.

 

[Lord Scion]

SmackDown grows for big names?!

What big names? These are the same people who are in SmackDown every week

 

[Sypress]

SmackDown grows for big names?!

What big names? These are the same people who are in SmackDown every week

Should retitle it to grows for big matches

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

Smackdown

 

[NoMorePie]

I wonder if they got any big name faces coming to Smackdown after Wrestlemania, cuz Cena going back to hollywood when Mania is done (Some reports say until Summerslam at the minimum, but could be until Survivor Series)

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

I wonder if they got any big name faces coming to Smackdown after Wrestlemania, cuz Cena going back to hollywood when Mania is done (Some reports say until Summerslam at the minimum, but could be until Survivor Series)

You already know.

Spoiler: Hail to the the King

 

[jadillac]

I wonder if they got any big name faces coming to Smackdown after Wrestlemania, cuz Cena going back to hollywood when Mania is done (Some reports say until Summerslam at the minimum, but could be until Survivor Series)

Vince ognna start making wrestlers sign 360 deals

 

[Jmare007]

You already know.

Spoiler: Hail to the the King

With RAW doing so poorly lately I wouldn't be shocked if they just put him on Monday and fukk SD again

I can also see them putting AJ on RAW and replacing him with Swagamura :purogang:

 

[AquaCityBoy]

Smackdown

Beet it, dweeb.

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

Beet it, dweeb.

That was last week.

This week is completely different. Don't front like raw wasn't fiyah. Ppv quality.

Raw ratings>>>smackdown ratings

 

[mrken12]

WWE SmackDown Viewership Drops From Last Week, How Did It Compare To WWE RAW? - WrestlingInc.com

As noted, ratings were delayed this week due to the outage at a Nielsen data center over the weekend. This week's WWE SmackDown, featuring the build for AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon at WrestleMania, drew 2.628 million viewers. This is down 4% from last week's 2.738 million viewers. It was likely affected by Rachel Maddow releasing the first two pages of President Donald Trump's 2005 tax returns that night.

SmackDown was #7 in viewership on cable for the night, behind The Rachel Maddow Show, Fixer Upper, The O'Reilly Factor, Tucker Carlson, The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell, and Hannity. SmackDown was #2 in the 18-49 demographic, behind The Rachel Maddow Show.
In comparison, Monday's RAW drew 3.232 million viewers, up from last week's 3.216 million viewers. It beat SmackDown viewership this week by 19%.

Below is our 2017 SmackDown Viewership Tracker:

January 3rd Episode: 2.596 million viewers
January 10th Episode: 2.533 million viewers
January 17th Episode: 2.652 million viewers
January 24th Episode: 2.556 million viewers
January 31st Episode: 2.817 million viewers
February 7th Episode: 2.627 million viewers
February 14th Episode: 2.626 million viewers
February 21st Episode: 2.792 million viewers
February 28th Episode: 2.566 million viewers
March 7th Episode: 2.738 million viewers
March 14th Episode: 2.628 million viewers

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

How Was This Week's RAW Viewership With Brock Lesnar, Mick Foley Angle And More WrestleMania Build? - WrestlingInc.com

Monday's WWE RAW, featuring Brock Lesnar in the opener and an advertised tag team match with Sheamus & Cesaro vs. Enzo Amore & Big Cass plus a main event segment built by Mick Foley and Stephanie McMahon, drew 3.232 million viewers. This is up 0.5% from last week's 3.216 million viewers for the post-Fallout episode.



For this week's show, the first hour drew 3.176 million viewers, the second hour drew 3.323 million viewers and the final hour drew 3.197 million viewers.
RAW was #2 on cable for the night in viewership, behind The O'Reilly Factor. RAW was #2 on the night in the 18-49 demographic, behind Love & Hip-Hop.

Below is our 2017 RAW Viewership Tracker:

January 2nd Episode: 3.046 million viewers
January 9th Episode: 2.907 million viewers
January 16th Episode: 3.271 million viewers
January 23rd Episode: 3.292 million viewers
January 30th Episode: 3.615 million viewers
February 6th Episode: 3.115 million viewers
February 13th Episode: 3.087 million viewers
February 20th Episode: 3.216 million viewers
February 27th Episode: 3.093 million viewers
March 6th Episode: 3.216 million viewers
March 13th Episode: 3.232 million viewers
March 20th Episode:

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[mrken12]

WWE Smackdown Live viewership - Pro Wrestling Dot Net

Tuesday’s WWE Smackdown Live averaged 2.647 million viewers for USA Network, according to Showbuzzdaily.com. The number was up from the 2.628 million count from last Tuesday’s edition.

Powell’s POV: Viewership was flat for the penultimate edition before WrestleMania. We hope to have the actual rating later today.

 

[mrken12]

WWE Smackdown Live viewership for the WrestleMania go-home edition - Pro Wrestling Dot Net

Tuesday’s WWE Smackdown Live averaged 2.698 million viewers for USA Network, according to Showbuzzdaily.com. The number was up from the 2.647 million count from last Tuesday’s edition.

Powell’s POV: A slight increase for the go-home edition of Smackdown. The advertising focussed on Bray Wyatt vs. Luke Harper, and the Shane McMahon and AJ Styles contract signing. We hope to have the actual rating later today.

 

[mrken12]

WWE Smackdown Live viewership for the post WrestleMania show - Pro Wrestling Dot Net

Tuesday’s WWE Smackdown Live averaged 2.885 million viewers for USA Network, according to Showbuzzdaily.com. The number was up from the 2.698 million count from last Tuesday’s edition.

Powell’s POV: WWE didn’t do a good job of making Smackdown feel important during Monday’s Raw. One can only wonder how much better the number would have been had they done so. We hope to have the actual rating later today.