WWE SmackDown Live 12/4 Viewership Hits 2018 Low

SmackDown Live viewership hits a new low on the year.

ShowBuzzDaily reports that Tuesday's episode of WWE SmackDown Live drew 1,948,000 viewers. This number marks the lowest viewership of 2018 and the second lowest viewership since the show moved to Tuesday nights. The only episode to do lower numbers than Tuesday's episode was the November 8, 2016 edition, which took place on Election Night. That episode drew 1,921,000 viewers.

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Tuesday's episode did a 0.66 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic. This number is down from last week's 0.81 rating, which beat Raw.

SmackDown finished third on the night among cable originals. Curse of Oak Island on History Channel took the top spot with 3.3 million viewers and a 0.74 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic.

Top 5 Most Viewed WWE SmackDown Live (12/4) Videos on YouTube

AJ Styles crashes Daniel Bryan's interview on Miz TV (745,000 views)

Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, and Asuka make their WWE TLC match official (477,000 views)

AJ Styles vs. The Miz (423,000 views)

Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton (384,000 views)

Charlotte Flair & Asuka vs. Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville (340,000)

If you missed anything from SmackDown check out Fightful's full report. And listen to the post-show podcast with Sean Ross Sapp and Alex Pawlowski.

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