{"id":54330,"date":"2019-04-05T10:10:48","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T15:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=54330"},"modified":"2019-04-05T10:10:48","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T15:10:48","slug":"wwe-smackdown-live-rating-final-numbers-for-the-april-2-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2019\/04\/05\/wwe-smackdown-live-rating-final-numbers-for-the-april-2-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Smackdown Live rating: Final numbers for the April 2 edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-248485385\" 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 noreferrer\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&#8217;s WWE Smackdown Live scored a 1.60 rating, down from the 1.69 rating the show drew last week. As previously noted, the show averaged 2.141 million viewers, down from last week&#8217;s 2.393 million viewers.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Smackdown viewership shot up last week, but it fell back down again this week heading into WrestleMania. Did they have some viewers invested in seeing Kofi Kingston getting his WWE Championship match at WrestleMania and then they didn&#8217;t watch this week once the match was made last week? The April 3, 2018 edition of Smackdown delivered a 1.74 rating with 2.467 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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