{"id":123102,"date":"2023-01-03T15:05:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T21:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=123102"},"modified":"2023-01-03T15:28:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T21:28:21","slug":"wwe-smackdown-on-fox-rating-for-john-cenas-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2023\/01\/03\/wwe-smackdown-on-fox-rating-for-john-cenas-return\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Smackdown on Fox rating for John Cena&#8217;s return"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-2247362862\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>WWE Friday Night Smackdown finished with 2.629 million viewers for Fox, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.showbuzzdaily.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Showbuzzdaily.com<\/a>. The number was up from the 2.376 million viewership count from the previous episode.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> The return of Cena delivered big numbers. Fox also deserves credit for pushing the Cena and Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn match consistently during NFL games and other programming. Smackdown finished first in the Friday night prime time broadcast network battle with a 0.64 rating in the 18-49 demographic, up from the previous week&#8217;s 0.55 rating. 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