SmackDown’s rating stayed even this week, even as the viewership slipped further down. Tuesday’s episode scored a 0.75 rating and 2.3 million viewers, flat with and down 8% from last week’s 0.75 and 2.493 million viewers. While the fact that the rating didn’t trend downward is a good thing, it’s still tied for the lowest rating of the year while the viewership was also a 2017 low, beating out last week’s number for that dubious honor.
SmackDown ranked #4 among cable originals for the night, behind the two NBA Playoff games (1.91 demo rating/4.832 million and 1.90/4.887 million) and the post-game Inside the NBA (0.79/1.793 million) per Showbuzz Daily.