Tuesday’s SmackDown Live drew 2,436,000 viewers, down from last week’s 2,549,000 viewers.
That’s the lowest number of 2018 so far and the lowest since October 31, 2017 (2,119,000).
SmackDown was #4 on cable for the night in the 18-49 demographic, behind two NBA playoff games on TNT (Pelicans/Warriors – 5,652,000 and Cavs/Raptors – 5,587,000) and “Inside the NBA Playoffs” on TNT (2,332,000).
This time last year, the May 3, 2017 episode of SmackDown Live drew 2,300,000 viewers.
Monday’s Raw drew an average of 3,066,000 viewers.
More Tuesday ratings: Showbuzz Daily

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