October 4 noticed WWE’s ultimate cease earlier than the Unhealthy Blood Premium Reside Occasion as “WWE SmackDown” emanated from the Bridgestone Enviornment in Nashville, Tennessee. The Bloodline defended their WWE Tag Group Championships in a hellacious ladder match towards the Avenue Earnings and DIY, Chelsea Inexperienced ended the night in a dumpster by the hands of Michin, and AJ Types made his first televised look towards Carmelo Hayes. With all that stated, how many individuals tuned in reside to see all the things unfold?
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In response to “Wrestlenomics,” the October 4 episode of “SmackDown” averaged 1,518,000 viewers, down 3 % from the 1,568,000 viewers from the earlier week. The present was additionally down 7 % in comparison with the trailing four-week common of 1,639,000 viewers, however that determine contains the ultimate episode of “SmackDown” to air on FOX (September 6). Whereas the typical viewership dropped, the important thing 18-49 demographic went in the wrong way because the present earned a 0.47 quantity, up 4 % from the 0.45 from September 27. This quantity is 2 % decrease than the trailing four-week common, however once more, that determine contains the present’s final week on FOX.
With 0.47, “SmackDown” ranked first for the night time for all primetime reveals to air on cable for Friday night time, based on “Programming Insider,” marking the third time in 4 weeks the present has achieved that feat. They soundly beat all the things that aired on FOX Information, two WNBA playoff video games, and the faculty soccer sport between Houston and TCU that aired on ESPN.
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Nevertheless, “SmackDown” completed second for the night time when together with broadcast tv behind the Big10 Oregon/Michigan State sport that aired on FOX, and simply missed out on cracking the highest 10 for total viewership when broadcast TV is included.
