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WWE, knowing it was up against Independence Day, loaded up this week’s episode of SmackDown Live with the return of “free agent” John Cena, a women’s title match, and a US title number one contender battle royal. The result?
Viewers came in at 2.32 million viewers, a drop from the 2.60 million last week’s show brought in. That’s a big drop, yes, but considering the holiday it has to be considered a victory the numbers stayed in line with what the show has been doing over the past couple months.
It was still the top show for the night in viewers and the coveted 18-49 demographic.
Here’s a rundown of the blue brand’s audiences this year:
June 27 - 2.60 million
June 20 - 2.60 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.