{"id":60922,"date":"2019-08-28T16:42:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T21:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=60922"},"modified":"2019-08-28T16:42:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T21:42:31","slug":"wwe-smackdown-live-viewership-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2019\/08\/28\/wwe-smackdown-live-viewership-28\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Smackdown Live viewership"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-4284537469\" 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 averaged 2.088 million viewers for USA Network, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.showbuzzdaily.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Showbuzzdaily.com<\/a>. The number was down from the 2.142 million count from last Tuesday&#8217;s edition.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> The hype for the show focused on the Roman Reigns mystery angle and the two King of the Ring matches. Despite the number dropping, Smackdown led cable viewership in the 18-49 demographic. 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