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SmackDown announced four bouts in advance for their Tuesday, June 27 episode - including two which just happened at their latest pay-per-view (PPV) event. Included in that was a do over of the first ever women’s Money in the Bank ladder match, as controversy over the ending of one in St. Louis had dominated the pro wrestling conversation for the better part of the past week-and-a-half.
Based on viewership and ratings for the latest edition of the blue brand, most fans stuck around to see that angle through to conclusion. SmackDown drew an audience of 2.6 million for the second week in a row - the third biggest among cable originals for Tuesday the 27th. Ratings-wise, there was only a slight decline in their share of 18 - 49 year olds at .83 (compared to .85 share a week ago), and they won the night as usual.
Next Tuesday’s show falls on a major U.S. holiday, but WWE has been accounting for that in the strongest way possible by hyping the Independence Day return of John Cena for weeks.
We’ll see how that goes. In the meantime, here’s a rundown of the blue brand’s audiences this year:
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
February 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.