The Friday, December 16, 2011 edition of WWE Smackdown scored a final cable rating of 1.96, according to Nielsen Media Research.
The 1.96 number marks a decrease from the 2.21 final rating the show drew last week.
The 12/16 edition of Smackdown, which was the "go-home" show for the WWE TLC pay-per-view, averaged 2.881 million viewers.