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The end of September wasn’t great to WWE in the TV numbers. And just like the meme, the start of October got even scarier.
SmackDown lost 98K viewers from an already sub-par audience a week prior, with 2,095,000 tuning in on USA Network Oct. 2 for the final push toward Super Show-Down and its three blue brand title matches. The show didn’t have to deal with football, but did run into a one-game baseball playoff featuring the popular Chicago Cubs which won the night on cable with over 6 million viewers. SmackDown was the tenth most watched cable original, behind the Rockies win over the Cubbies, and the usual political talk on MSNBC and Fox News.
Demographic share down again, too. WWE finished second to baseball with a .68 among 18 - 49 year olds. Those were SmackDown’s lowest numbers in both metrics since the middle of summer.
Can Super Show-Down fallout shows reverse WWE’s fortunes? We’ll find out next week. In the meantime, here’s a list of Tuesday numbers from the past six months:
Sept. 25 - 2.19 million / .72
Sept. 18 - 2.28 million / .78
Sept. 11 - 2.23 million / .72
Sept. 4 - 2.32 million / .77
Aug. 28 - 2.35 million / .75
Aug. 21 - 2.44 million / .77
Aug. 14 - 2.19 million / .7
Aug. 7 - 2.2 million / .73
July 31 - 2.4 million / .75
July 24 - 2.34 million / .75
July 17 - 2.29 million / .74
July 10 - 2.18 million / .68
July 3 - 2.01 million / .54
June 26 - 2.14 million / .64
June 19 - 2.32 million / .78
June 12 - 2.18 million / .66
June 5 - 2.14 million / .67
May 29 - 2.2 million / .66
May 22 - 2.2 million / .68
May 15 - 2.3 million / .7
May 8 - 2.29 million / .71
May 1 - 2.44 million / .77
April 24 - 2.55 million / .8
April 17 - 2.8 million / .98
April 10 - 2.95 million / .98
April 3 - 2.47 million / .79
Mar. 27 - 2.57 million / .78
Mar. 20 - 2.89 million / .99
Mar. 13 - 2.77 million / .91
Mar. 6 - 2.59 million / .75
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