SmackDown Viewership Down Slightly For Royal Rumble Go Home Show

Last night's go-home episode of WWE SmackDown Live, featuring Randy Orton vs Luke Harper and a Lumberjack Intercontinental Title Match between Dean Ambrose and The Miz, drew 2.556 million viewers, according to Show Buzz Daily. This is a decrease of 3.6% from last week's 2.652 million.

SmackDown came in at #10 in viewership on cable for the night, behind The New Edition Story, Curse of Oak Island, Fixer Upper, The O'Reilly Factor, Tucker Carlson, Hannity, The Five, Special Report and The First 100 Days. SmackDown did manage to secure the #3 spot in the highly coveted 18-49 demographic, behind only The New Edition Story and Curse of Oak Island.

By contrast, Monday's RAW drew an average of 3.292 million viewers, besting SmackDown's number by 29%. RAW was up from last week's 3.271 million viewers.