WWE SmackDown Viewership Rises With Women's MITB, How Did It Compare To RAW?

This week's WWE SmackDown, featuring Carmella winning the second women's Money In the Bank Ladder Match in the main event, drew 2.603 million viewers. This is up slightly from last week's 2.597 million viewers. This week's show also featured Baron Corbin vs. Sami Zayn, Lana vs. SmackDown Women's Champion Naomi and SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos vs. The Hype Bros advertised ahead of time.

SmackDown was #3 in viewership on cable for the night, behind Tucker Carlson and Hannity. SmackDown was #1 in the 18-49 demographic for the second week in a row.

In comparison, Monday's RAW drew 2.976 million viewers, down from last week's 3.102 million viewers. It topped SmackDown viewership by 14%.

Below is our 2017 SmackDown Viewership Tracker:

January 3rd Episode: 2.596 million viewers
January 10th Episode: 2.533 million viewers
January 17th Episode: 2.652 million viewers
January 24th Episode: 2.556 million viewers
January 31st Episode: 2.817 million viewers
February 7th Episode: 2.627 million viewers
February 14th Episode: 2.626 million viewers
February 21st Episode: 2.792 million viewers
February 28th Episode: 2.566 million viewers
March 7th Episode: 2.738 million viewers
March 14th Episode: 2.628 million viewers
March 21st Episode: 2.647 million viewers
March 28th Episode: 2.698 million viewers
April 4th Episode: 2.885 million viewers
April 11th Episode: 3.105 million viewers
April 18th Episode: 2.544 million viewers
April 25th Episode: 2.493 million viewers
May 2nd Episode: 2.300 million viewers
May 9th Episode: 2.348 million viewers
May 16th Episode: 2.175 million viewers
May 23rd Episode: 2.328 million viewers
May 30th Episode: 2.350 million viewers
June 6th Episode: 2.349 million viewers
June 13th Episode: 2.072 million viewers
June 20th Episode: 2.597 million viewers
June 27th Episode: 2.603 million viewers
July 4th Episode: