WWE Smackdown ratings from Nov. 4 rebound to 3.27 million viewers

by Geno Mrosko on Nov 7, 2011 8:00 PM EST in Smackdown

The ratings are in for this past Friday night's (Nov. 4, 2011) episode of WWE Friday Night Smackdown and after taking a hit for a week due to the World Series, the show has rebounded with another strong showing.

PWTorch has the word:

WWE Smackdown on Friday, November 4 scored a 2.19 rating, up from a 1.93 rating the previous week up against Game 7 of the World Series.

After the one off-week, Smackdown resumed its hot streak that started in September after the live Super Smackdown episode on Tuesday, August 30 and around the time of Night of Champions when Mark Henry became World Hvt. champion.

Smackdown averaged 3.27 million viewers, which is the most average viewers since the Smackdown following WrestleMania 27 in April.

Smackdown is one of the many beneficiaries of the NBA lockout not to mention the fall season. The big turnaround, however, came right around the same time Mark Henry won the world heavyweight championship. And, shockingly enough, he's been booked like a true champion, one worthy of actually holding the title.

There's no way to sell Henry short here. His character has caught on and it seems as though Smackdown, as along as it's so much better than Raw, will continue to provide SyFy with solid ratings every Friday night.

It's almost like a move to Tuesday to run live makes no sense anymore, although that is reportedly still in the cards.

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Vince, TNA, grab a pencil and paper, and have a seat.

Watch and learn, and don’t forget to take detailed notes. This is how it’s supposed to be done. Shitty booking, and the overuse of wrestling fossils is not how it’s supposed to be done.

by GunShark on Nov 7, 2011 8:36 PM EST reply actions

Eh

I think a move to Tuesday to run live might help it long term.

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by Jonathan Loesche on Nov 7, 2011 8:45 PM EST reply actions

Smackdown is once again THE show in wrestling. A great heel champion. New and interesting characters and feuds. Logical, solid, booking that has caught an audience. Mark Henry has become a monster player in WWE, now they have to keep it going so he can draw PPV numbers.

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by Major on Nov 7, 2011 9:58 PM EST reply actions