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.
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.