Viewership continues to trend down for the blue brand as WWE eases into its regular roster formations post-draft.
According to Showbuzz Daily, the October 18 episode of SmackDown averaged 2.441 million viewers across its two hours. This is down from the 2.898 million viewers the October 11 episode averaged, which was a major decline from the 3 million who watched the debut episode on Fox.
In the 18-49 demographic, the show averaged approximately 0.75 rating across the two hours. Despite the ratings trending downward overall, viewership did see a slight increase in hour two. Also, SmackDown continues to be the highest-rated program in that demographic during primetime hours among ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and CW.
Hourly Breakdown:
Hour 1: 2.390 million viewers, 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic
Hour 2: 2.493 million viewers, 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic
Top 5 Most Viewed WWE SmackDown (10/18) Videos On YouTube:
Roman Reigns & Daniel Bryan vs. King Corbin & Nakamura (586,000 viewers)
Roman Reigns vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (426,000 viewers)
Bayley and Sasha Banks join Miz TV (385,000 viewers)
Carmella vs. Cross vs. Brooke vs. Evans vs. Rose vs. Deville (323,000 viewers)
Braun Strowman vs. Drew Gulak (321,000 viewers)
If you missed any of the action from SmackDown, check out Fightful’s full report on the show and listen to the post-show podcast for a complete review of all the action.
For a full breakdown on viewership numbers from various wrestling programs, check out Fightful's resources page.
