The ratings are in for Friday's SmackDown and it's good news for WWE. The latest episode of FOX show drew an average of 2.580 million viewers which is an increase from the previous week's 2.502 million. The first hour pulled in 2.616 million viewers, while the second dropped to 2.544 million viewers.
SmackDown pulled in an average of a 0.8 rating in the key 18 - 49 demographic which made it #1 for the night. That's up from the 0.75 rating that the show did last Friday, more good news for WWE.
The show was #8 for the night among the networks in terms of viewership behind American Housewife, 20/20, Hawaii Five-O, Magnum P.I., Blue Bloods, The Blacklist, and Dateline NBC. It was a solid episode with a lot of build to the Royal Rumble PPV this Sunday as we near the Road to WrestleMania.
What did you guys think of SmackDown this week?