{"id":23263,"date":"2017-04-27T09:20:01","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T14:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=23263"},"modified":"2017-04-26T21:03:08","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T02:03:08","slug":"wwe-smackdown-live-rating-final-numbers-april-25-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2017\/04\/27\/wwe-smackdown-live-rating-final-numbers-april-25-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Smackdown Live rating: Final numbers for the April 25 edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-1907799178\" 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>Tuesday&#8217;s WWE Smackdown Live scored a 1.71 rating, down from the 1.72 rating the show drew last week. As previously noted, the show averaged 2.493 million viewers, down from last week&#8217;s 2.554 million viewers.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> A notable drop in viewership, yet the rating barely dropped. It will be interesting to see how the show performs now that wrestlers such as Jinder Mahal and Breezango, who were enhancement acts last month, are suddenly featured players in title matches. 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