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Despite the lack of any real promotion for a single angle or match until the day of the show, this week’s episode of SmackDown Live actually gained viewers.
Indeed, the show drew 2.54 million viewers, up from last week’s 2.47 million.
This was the final show before the upcoming Battleground pay-per-view (PPV) this Sunday night in Philadelphia and while it felt uninspired, it did solid numbers and they should only heat up with SummerSlam just around the corner.
Here’s how the numbers have looked throughout the year:
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
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.