{"id":44135,"date":"2018-08-15T15:21:57","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T20:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=44135"},"modified":"2018-08-15T15:21:57","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T20:21:57","slug":"wwe-smackdown-live-viewership-heading-into-summerslam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2018\/08\/15\/wwe-smackdown-live-viewership-heading-into-summerslam\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Smackdown Live viewership heading into SummerSlam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-3089508450\" 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>By Jason Powell, Prowrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&#8217;s WWE Smackdown Live averaged 2.189 million viewers for USA Network, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.showbuzzdaily.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Showbuzzdaily.com<\/a>. The number was down a tick from the 2.197 million count from last Tuesday&#8217;s edition.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Smackdown remained flat heading into SummerSlam. The advertising focussed on an AJ Styles promo and what would happen next between Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch. The August 15, 2017 edition of Smackdown delivered 2.53 million viewers.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>NEW:<\/b> Help support Prowrestling.net when you shop Amazon by starting your online Amazon shopping at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\/amazon\">Prowrestling.net\/amazon<\/a>. You are not charged extra, but we receive a small and very helpful commission on everything you purchase. 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