According to ShowBuzzDaily.com, this week’s edition of WWE Smackdown Live, which aired on the Fourth of July, averaged 2.329 million viewers. This is down 11% from last week’s 2.603 million viewership average. This week’s show also featured the return to John Cena, an Independence Day Battle Royal, and Naomi defending her Smackdown Women’s Title against Lana.
Comparatively, this week’s edition of WWE Raw averaged 2.839 million viewers, down from last week’s 2.976 million viewership average.
This week’s WWE Smackdown Live ranked #1 in viewership and #1 in the 18-49 demographic on cable this week.