Friday’s WWE SmackDown drew an average of 2,870,000 overnight viewers on FOX, up from last week’s 2,237,000 final viewers.
It drew a 0.70 rating in the 18-49 demographic, up from last week’s final rating of 0.55.
Hourly breakdown:
– Hour 1: 2,933,000
– Hour 2: 2,815,000
Fightful’s Jeremy Lambert reported that Friday’s overnight viewership likely also included viewership from NFL pre-season games that aired in several FOX markets during SmackDown’s time slot.
Last year’s SmackDown on August 28, 2020 drew 2,181,000 viewers.
Source: Spoiler TV

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