This week’s episode of SmackDown had a huge momentum coming from the SummerSlam PPV and the show was able to cash it in and convert it into ratings.
The SmackDown episode featuring a highly praised No Disqualification match between The New Day and the Bludgeon Brothers drew a total of 2,437,000 viewers.
This is up 11% from last week’s episode of the event and the best number the Blue Branded Show has done since the final episode of April earlier this year.
In comparison, last week’s SummerSlam go home edition of the show featuring AJ Styles and Samoa Joe in the main event segment had drawn 2,189,000 viewers.
Though since the legal news regarding President Trump’s associates earlier in the day resulted in a big day for news channels, the show ended up being #13 in the cable viewership for the night.
The episode of Miz & Mrs. which aired after SmackDown Live also saw an increase in audience and it drew 1,235,000 viewers, which is the third biggest audience for the show since its premiere.
With a Championship match between Charlotte and Carmella and more announced for the upcoming episode, it will be interesting to see if SmackDown is able to maintain the ratings next week or sees a drop.
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