WWE SmackDown ratings hold steady for women's MITB match

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Source: www.F4WOnline.com

By Paul Fontaine | @PaulAceFontaine | Jun 28, 2017 2:55 pm

Tuesday night's SmackDown rating was virtually identical to the previous week's, coming in at 2.603 million viewers. That number is up 6,000 viewers from last week.

The show was loaded by typical TV standards, with the women's Money in the Bank rematch headlining the episode. Naomi vs. Lana for the SmackDown Women's Championship, Baron Corbin vs. Sami Zayn, and The Usos vs. The Hype Bros were also advertised in advance.

SmackDown was third on cable in total viewers for the night and once again was first in the 18-49 demo with a 0.83 rating.

This week last year, SmackDown did 2.08 million viewers with a 0.63 rating in the 18-49 demo, so those numbers are up 25 percent and 32 percent respectively. Of course, the show was taped and aired on Thursday nights last year.

As per usual, the rating seems to be tied into the previous night's Raw numbers as this week's show retained 87 percent of Monday's audience. SmackDown almost always does between 80 and 90 percent of the Raw number.

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