Tuesday’s SmackDown Live drew 2,796,000 viewers, down from last week’s post-WrestleMania 2,952,000 viewers.
SmackDown was #3 on cable for the night in the 18-49 demographic, behind two NBA playoff games on TNT (NO vs. POR – 2,906,000 and MIL vs. BOS – 2,880,000).
This time last year, the April 18, 2017 episode of SmackDown Live drew 2,544,000 viewers.
Monday’s Raw drew an average of 3,622,000 viewers.
More Tuesday ratings: Showbuzz Daily
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