WWE SmackDown‘s viewership decreased on December 15.
According to Wrestlenomics, 2.24 million viewers watched the show on Friday night. This number is down from last week, when 2.384 million viewers tuned in.
In the 18 to 49 demographic, SmackDown scored a 0.55 rating. This also marks a decrease from the December 8 episode (0.63 rating in the same demographic).
What happened on WWE SmackDown this week?
This week’s show kicked off with the return of Roman Reigns for an in-ring promo. Reigns declared Solo Sikoa is next in line to be Tribal Chief. Randy Orton then came to the ring and challenged Reigns to a match for the title.
Two tournament matches took place on the show, as Kevin Owens and NXT’s Carmelo Hayes advanced to the semi-finals against each other next week.
The main event of the show saw Randy Orton defeat Jimmy Uso after LA Knight prevented Solo Sikoa from interfering. Following the match, Reigns attacked Knight, and there was a three-on-two Bloodline beatdown until AJ Styles made his surprise return to even the odds. Styles then shockingly attacked Knight to end the show.
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