WWE SmackDown Records Slight Increase In Final Viewership On 10/14, Demo Rating Holds Steady
Final numbers are in for the October 14 episode of WWE SmackDown.
On October 17, Brandon Thurston reported that WWE SmackDown’s final numbers ended up being an average of 2.274 million viewers, along with a final key demo rating of 0.54. The viewership number is a slight increase from last week’s final numbers, which came around to average 2.243 million viewers. Furthermore, this week’s key demo rating is the same as last week’s rating.
Back on October 15, Spoiler TV reported that WWE SmackDown on October 14 averaged 2.129 million viewers in the preliminary numbers. The first hour drew 2.175 million viewers while the second hour drew 2.149 million viewers. This number was down slightly from the preliminary numbers for the October 7 episode of WWE SmackDown, which came in at 2.133 million viewers.
The show scored a preliminary 0.50 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic, which is in line with last Friday’s prelim rating. The final rating for October 7 was a 0.54 in the demo.
Friday’s SmackDown featured the TV return of Bray Wyatt and Rey Mysterio moving over to SmackDown from WWE Raw.
Top Five Most Viewed WWE SmackDown (10/14) Videos on YouTube
– Bray Wyatt now knows who he is (670,000 views)
– Omos and MVP interrupt Braun Strowman’s Handicap Match destruction (452,000 views)
– Rey Mysterio tells Triple H he wants to quit (449,000 views)
– Rey Mysterio vs. Sheamus vs. Ricochet vs. Solo Sikoa – Fatal 4-Way Match (417,000 views)
– Liv Morgan puts Sonya Deville through a table (368,000 views)
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