Tuesday’s SmackDown Live drew 2,319,000 viewers on USA Network, down from last week’s 2,350,000 viewers.
SmackDown was #3 on cable for the night in the 18-49 demographic, behind “Mayans M.C.” on FX (2,534,000 total) and “The Bobby Brown Story” on BET (2,173,000 total).
This time last year, the September 5, 2017 episode of SmackDown Live drew 2,582,000 viewers. The September 6, 2016 episode drew 2,454,000 viewers.
Monday’s Raw drew an average of 2,872,000 viewers.
More Tuesday ratings: Showbuzz Daily

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