This week’s episode of SmackDown LIVE was able to generate an average of 2.034 million viewers. This is up from last week’s 1.841 million viewers, which was a historic low for the show due to competition from President Trump’s State Of The Union Address. This week’s episode of SmackDown LIVE was The Go-Home Show for Sunday’s WWE Elimination Chamber PPV Event and it featured a Gauntlet Main Event Matchup that ran for more than 1 hour.
SmackDown LIVE was #8 for the night in viewership on cable, behind Curse Of Oak Island, Tucker Carlson Tonight, Hannity, The Rachel Maddow Show, The Ingraham Angle, The Five & The Last Word. SmackDown LIVE was #3 in the 18-49 demographic this week, behind Curse Of Oak Island & The NBA Game between The Celtics & The 76ers. Curse Of Oak Island topped the night in the 18-49 demographic and in viewership with 3.700 million viewers.
The big draw on network TV at 8PM was NCIS on CBS, which drew 13.370 million viewers. In comparison, Monday’s WWE RAW drew 2.462 million viewers, down from last week’s 2.510 million viewers.
Below are SmackDown LIVE’s Viewership Numbers For The Rest Of 2019:
January 1st Episode: 2.091 million viewers (New Year’s Episode, Taped)
January 8th Episode: 2.032 million viewers
January 15th Episode: 2.143 million viewers
January 22nd Episode: 2.142 million viewers (Royal Rumble Go-Home Episode)
January 29th Episode: 2.137 million viewers (Royal Rumble Fallout Episode)
February 5 Episode: 1.841 million viewers (State Of The Union Competition)
February 12 Episode: 2.034 million viewers (Elimination Chamber Go-Home Episode)
2018 Total: 122.304 million viewers
2018 Average: 2.352 million viewers per episode
2017 Total: 132.401 million viewers
2017 Average: 2.546 million viewers per episode
Source: ShowBuzz Daily