WWE SmackDown viewership decreased on January 14.
According to Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics, 2.174 million viewers tuned into the show on Friday night, and the program drew a 0.56 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic. These numbers are down compared to last week, when 2.271 million viewers watched SmackDown, and the blue brand scored a 0.58 (756,000 viewers) demographic rating. Thurston also cited Showbuzz Daily‘s numbers, which show that SmackDown ranked second overall in the demographic on Friday.
Smackdown ranked #2 on television overall on the day in P18-49.
Rampage ranked #15 in P18-49 among cable originals for the day, according to Showbuzz Daily. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #23.
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— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) January 18, 2022
This week’s show featured the return of WWE Hall of Famer Lita and a confrontation between WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins.
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