The August 7 episode also posted a stronger demo rating
Summary
– WWE SmackDown averaged 1.470 million viewers on August 7
– Viewership increased from the 1.379 million viewers recorded on July 31
– The key demographic rating climbed from 0.31 to 0.35
WWE SmackDown saw increases in both total viewership and the key demographic rating for its August 7 episode on USA Network.
According to Wrestlenomics, Friday’s show averaged 1.470 million viewers. That represents an increase of approximately 6.6 percent from the 1.379 million viewers who watched the July 31 episode.
SmackDown also earned a 0.35 rating among adults ages 18 to 49. The previous episode recorded a 0.31 rating in the same demographic, representing an increase of nearly 13 percent.
Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton generated the most-viewed SmackDown segment on WWE’s YouTube channel. The full segment featuring Rhodes vowing to kill Orton’s legend attracted 876,000 views.
A video featuring CM Punk and Kevin Owens discussing their volatile history followed with 672,000 views. Alexa Bliss and Tatum Paxley helping Charlotte Flair defeat Jade Cargill generated 653,000 views.
Kevin Owens’ tense meeting with Sami Zayn received 610,000 views, while Cody Rhodes’s confrontation with CM Punk completed the top five with 377,000 views.
