SmackDown 9/11 Viewership Drops Again, Rating Takes A Big Hit

For the third straight week, SmackDown viewership has dropped. Tuesday's edition of the show scored 2,229,000 viewers, down from last week's 2,319,000 viewers. ShowBuzzDaily reports that the show scored a .72 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic. This number is way down from last week's .77 rating in the same demographic.

Despite the viewership drop for the "go-home" show for Hell in a Cell, the viewership is still up from where it was prior to SummerSlam. The "go-home" show for SummerSlam drew 2,189,000 viewers. 

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SmackDown finished second among the top 150 cable original programs for Tuesday. Mayans, MC once again took the top spot. 

Top 5 Most Viewed SmackDown Videos on YouTube

Jeff Hardy vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (1 million views)

No. 1 Contenders bout between Rusev Day and The Bar (937,000 views)

Main event - Brie Bella vs. Maryse (620,000 views)

Charlotte Flair battles Sonya Deville (386,000 views)

Andrade "Cien" Almas squares off with R-Truth (291,000 views)

If you missed any of the action on Tuesday's edition of SmackDown, check out Fightful's full report. You can also listen to the post-show podcast with Sean Ross Sapp and Alex Pawlowski.

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