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After a big drop for the ‘go home’ show, SmackDown’s numbers bounced back for Hell in a Cell’s fallout episode. Which is good.
Unfortunately, the viewership only rose by 144,000 to 2,467,000, meaning it was still one of the smallest audiences in the last several months. And this on a night coming out of a pay-per-view (PPV) and, thanks to a rainout in the baseball playoffs, no competition from the major sports here in the United States.
It was the fourth largest audience among cable originals behind Fox News’ Hannity and Tucker Carlson and MSNBC’s Rachel Madddow. And the rating among 18 - 49 year olds went up from a .74 on Oct. 3 to a .80, which was good for second behind FX’s American Horror Story.
Will they be able to get back about 2.5 million with more than a month until Survivor Series? While you think about that, here’s a rundown of the blue brand’s numbers this year:
Oct. 3 - 2.32 million
Sept. 26 - 2.54 million
Sept. 19 - 2.51 million
Sept. 12 - 2.75 million
Sept. 5 - 2.58 million
Aug. 29 - 2.46 million
Aug. 22 - 2.69 million
Aug. 15 - 2.53 million
Aug. 8 - 2.58 million
Aug. 1 - 2.57 million
July 25 - 2.54 million
July 18 - 2.55 million
July 11 - 2.47 million
July 4 - 2.32 million
June 27 - 2.60 million
June 20 - 2.6 million
June 13 - 2.072 million
June 6 - 2.349 million
May 30 - 2.35 million
May 23 - 2.33 million
May 16 - 2.175 million
May 9 - 2.348 million
May 2 - 2.3 million
April 25 - 2.49 million
April 18 - 2.54 million
April 11 - 3.11 million
April 4 - 2.89 million
March 29 - 2.7 million
March 21 - 2.65 million
March 14 - 2.63 million
March 7 - 2.74 million
Feb. 28 - 2.57 million
Feb. 21 - 2.79 million
Feb. 14 - 2.63 million
Feb. 7 - 2.63 million
Jan. 31 - 2.82 million
Jan. 24 - 2.56 million
Jan. 17 - 2.65 million
Jan. 10 -2.53 million
Jan. 3 - 2.59 million
For complete results and the live blog for SmackDown this week click here. To read a complete recap & review of all the night’s events click here. For a full playlist of the show click here.
Source: Showbuzz Daily