Fans and critics alike raved about NXT's invasion of SmackDown last week and coming off that, this past Friday's episode also performed well in terms of ratings. Averaging a total of 2.617 million, the blue brand saw an increase in viewership of 3% from the previous week and his the highest number for the show since its second week on FOX (the WWE Draft).
In that all-important 18 - 49 demo, SmackDown averaged 0.85, a 6% increase from the past week. In terms of the 18 - 34 category, things remained the same with a 0.6 rating.
Despite being a pre-taped edition of the show from Manchester, England, fans clearly still wanted to tune into SmackDown (it wasn't a great show but featured a Tag Team Championship change, more attacks from NXT's Superstars, and the return of boxer Tyson Fury).
What did you guys think of the show on Friday?