— As WWE has found itself hammered by the NBA Playoffs for the last couple of weeks, and Tuesday night was no different. SmackDown Live! brought in a 0.68 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic and 2.175 million viewers, representing the lowest numbers in each metric for 2017. The numbers were down 8% and 7% respectively from last week’s 0.74 and 2.348 million viewers, and are the lowest since the November 8th, 2016 episode (the night of the Presidential election) brought in a 0.56 and 1.921 million.
WWE SmackDown Live! ranked #4 for the night per Showbuzz Daily behind the NBA Playoff game (2.18 demo rating/5.775 million), the NBA Draft Lottery (1.33/3.224 million) and the post-game show (0.71/1.534), all on ESPN.
— WWE posted the following on Instagram, showing Mustafa Ai being checked on by medical staff following an attack by Drew Gulak…
