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The WWE SmackDown ratings data and viewership information is in for this week’s show, and the blue brand saw their numbers drop after an up-tick last week. Last night’s show, which featured the fallout from Kevin Owens’ attack on Vince McMahon, the Women’s Division main event, and a kinda-sorta US Title match that never really got started due to Tye Dillinger attacking Baron Corbin, drew 2.510 million viewers. This is down from last week’s 2.754 million viewers, which was the show’s best number since mid-April

WWE had only advertised the US Title match ahead of last night’s show, and with the way things have been going with Styles’ title defenses lately, fans may have thought that they wouldn’t see an actual match…and they were right. However, those that tuned in got to see Charlotte’s return and more hype for the upcoming Hell In A Cell PPV.

SmackDown Live was #7 in viewership for the night, falling behind Rachel Maddow, Tucker Carlson, Special Report, The Story, Hannity, and The Five. SmackDown was #2 in the 18-49 demographic on cable for the night, behind American Horror Story. In the coveted 18-49 demographic, the show drew a .74 rating. This is down from last week’s .88 rating in the same demographic

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Last night’s SmackDown Live saw its viewership increase despite heavy competition from cable news channels. SmackDown Live‘s two hours attracted 2.685 million overnight viewers, which is an increase from last week’s 2.530 million viewers. Despite the viewership increase, SmackDown Live was the sixth most popular program on cable on Tuesday night, losing to cable news shows on Fox News Channel and MSNBC, which covered WWE Hall of Famer and U.S. President Donald Trump’s rally in Arizona. The top cable program on Tuesday night was Fox News Channel’s Hannity, with 4.578 million viewers, although the show airs at 10 p.m. EDT, after SmackDown Live.

It was the first SmackDown Live broadcast following SummerSlam, one of the four major pay-per-view events for the company. Last night’s show saw the main roster debut of Bobby Roode and the return of Shelton Benjamin after several years away from WWE. The show opened with WWE United States Champion AJ Styles, Kevin Owens and SmackDown Live Commissioner Shane McMahon setting up the main event of Styles vs. Owens with another special guest referee.

SmackDown Live may have lost the overall viewership battle but it did easily win the important 18-49 age demographic with 0.87 rating, up from last week’s 0.77 rating.

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