WWE SmackDown ratings increase, Miz & Mrs. holds up fairly well

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Source: www.F4WOnline.com


By Paul Fontaine | @PaulAceFontaine | Aug 1, 2018 2:38 pm

Coming off the previous night's Raw posting a three-month high in the ratings, SmackDown followed suit with a three-percent increase from last week's number. This Tuesday's 2.401 million viewers was the highest total for the brand since the May 1 episode of the show.

The bad news is that the year-over-year ratings for SmackDown were down for the seventh straight week and 12th in the last 13.

SmackDown finished fifth for the night in total viewers on cable but topped the 18-49 demo with a 0.75 rating.

Miz and Mrs., which immediately followed SmackDown on the USA Network, had its ratings hold up fairly well from last Tuesday's season premiere. Episode two did 1.303 million viewers. It finished 12th for the night in total viewers and third in the 18-49 demo, much better than any of the non-WWE programming on USA.

SmackDown retained 83 percent of the Raw audience from the night before, right in the range of what it usually does.