WWE SmackDown Viewership Up Again, How Did It Compare To Monday Night RAW?

This week's WWE SmackDown, featuring Money In the Bank hype with Dolph Ziggler defeating AJ Styles in the main event, drew 2.350 million viewers. This is up 1% from last week's 2.328 million viewers for the post-Backlash show.

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

In comparison, Monday's RAW drew 2.613 million viewers, down from last week's 2.615 million viewers and another new low for 2017. RAW topped SmackDown by 11%.

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: