{"id":44652,"date":"2018-08-24T09:40:14","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T14:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=44652"},"modified":"2018-08-24T08:36:59","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T13:36:59","slug":"wwe-smackdown-live-rating-final-numbers-for-the-august-21-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2018\/08\/24\/wwe-smackdown-live-rating-final-numbers-for-the-august-21-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Smackdown Live rating: Final numbers for the August 21 edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-2264378854\" 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><strong>By Jason Powell<\/strong>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&#8217;s WWE Smackdown Live scored a 1.72 rating, up from the 1.55 rating the show drew last week. As previously noted, the show averaged 2.437 million viewers, up from last week&#8217;s 2.189 million viewers.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> This is the best number that Smackdown has delivered since April. The show was given a boost by being the first edition coming out of the SummerSlam event. The August 22, 2017 edition of Smackdown delivered 2.685 million viewers for the first show coming out of SummerSlam.<\/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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