Showbuzz Daily reports that last Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown on FOX was able to draw a total of 2.133 million viewers, with a 0.53 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. This total is down 0.74% from last week’s viewership of 2.149 million viewers for the post-Backlash episode.

This past Friday’s 0.53 rating is down 5.36% from last week’s 0.56 rating. Last Friday night’s rating of 0.53 represents a total of about 691,000 viewers in the key 18-49 demographic, which is down 5.47% from last week’s 731,000 viewers with a rating of 0.56, Wrestlenomics reports. This past Friday’s WWE SmackDown went up against strong competition in the form of the NBA and the NHL playoffs.

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AEW Rampage, Friday on TNT (6:30-7:30pm):
293,000 viewers
P18-49 rating: 0.09
#24 cable original in P18-49

WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox (8-10pm):
2,133,000 viewers
P18-49 rating: 0.53
#3 in P18-49 among broadcast primetime and cable originals
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