WWE SmackDown Viewership Up Again, Almost Catches Up To Monday Night RAW
This week's WWE SmackDown, featuring Kevin Owens defeating Randy Orton in a No DQ main event, drew 2.680 million viewers. This is up slightly from last week's 2.662 million viewers. SmackDown featured WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. The Singh Brothers in a Handicap Match plus the in-ring debut of The Riott Squad advertised ahead of time.
SmackDown was #6 in viewership for this week on cable, behind Curse of Oak Island, Fixer Upper, Tucker Carlson, Rachel Maddow and Hannity. SmackDown was #1 in the 18-49 demographic.
In comparison, Monday's RAW drew 2.759 million viewers, down from last week's 3.074 million viewers. It beat SmackDown by only 3%, which is the smallest margin between the two shows this year.
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: 2.329 million viewers
July 11th Episode: 2.465 million viewers
July 18th Episode: 2.548 million viewers
July 25th Episode: 2.535 million viewers
August 1st Episode: 2.569 million viewers
August 8th Episode: 2.584 million viewers
August 15th Episode: 2.530 million viewers
August 22nd Episode: 2.685 million viewers
August 29th Episode: 2.455 million viewers
September 5th Episode: 2.582 million viewers
September 12th Episode: 2.754 million viewers
September 19th Episode: 2.510 million viewers
September 26th Episode: 2.542 million viewers
October 3rd Episode: 2.323 million viewers
October 10th Episode: 2.467 million viewers
October 17th Episode: 2.320 million viewers
October 24th Episode: 2.699 million viewers
October 31st Episode: 2.119 million viewers
November 7th Episode: 2.603 million viewers
November 14th Episode: 2.607 million viewers
November 21st Episode: 2.662 million viewers
November 28th Episode: 2.680 million viewers
December 5th Episode: