This week’s episode of WWE SmackDown held in the ratings, but slipped a touch in viewership. Thursday’s episode brought in 2.123 million viewers and a 0.57 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic. The demo rating is identical to last week’s, while the viewership was down 2% from the previous week’s 2.171. It was also the lowest since the October 15th episode hit 2.09 million viewers.
SmackDown ranked #7 among cable originals for the night. The NFL Network’s Thursday game lead the way at 8.79 million viewers and a 3.06, way up from last week’s 2.989 million and 1.30 thanks to the departure of Thursday Night Football from CBS to the NFL Network.
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