{"id":77672,"date":"2020-08-17T16:03:08","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T21:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=77672"},"modified":"2020-08-17T16:03:08","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T21:03:08","slug":"wwe-smackdown-on-fox-viewership-the-final-number-tops-the-two-million-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2020\/08\/17\/wwe-smackdown-on-fox-viewership-the-final-number-tops-the-two-million-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Smackdown on Fox viewership: The final number tops the two million mark"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-1830103590\" 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>WWE Friday Night Smackdown finished with 2.002 million viewers for Fox, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.showbuzzdaily.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Showbuzzdaily.com<\/a>. The overnight number that came out Saturday morning was 1.979 million viewers. Today&#8217;s final number is up from the previous episode&#8217;s 1.962 million final viewership total.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Friday&#8217;s Smackdown led Fox to a first place finish in the adults 18-34 and 18-49 demographics, a tie for first in adults 25-54 demo, and a first place finish in the men 18-49 demo in Friday&#8217;s cable ratings. Most of the network shows were reruns, but there were NBA and NHL games airing airing in opposite on cable. 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