This week’s WWE SmackDown episode, the first-ever blue brand appearance by WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg and the final hype for WWE Super ShowDown, drew 2.016 million viewers, according to Showbuzz Daily. This is down from last week’s 2.072 million viewers.
SmackDown was #8 for the night in viewership on cable, behind Hannity, Tucker Carlson Tonight, The Ingraham Angle, Last Word, Rachel Maddow Show, Special Report and The Five. SmackDown was #1 in the Cable Top 150 18-49 demographic this week, for the second week in a row.
The big draw on network TV at 8pm was America’s Got Talent on NBC, which drew 9.814 million viewers.
To compare, Monday’s go-home edition of WWE RAW, drew an average of 2.405 million viewers, up from last week’s 2.190 million viewers for the Memorial Day episode, which was the second-lowest audience of 2019.
Below is our 2019 SmackDown Viewership Tracker:
January 1 Episode: 2.091 million viewers (New Year’s episode, taped)
January 8 Episode: 2.032 million viewers
January 15 Episode: 2.143 million viewers
January 22 Episode: 2.142 million viewers
January 29 Episode: 2.137 million viewers (post-Royal Rumble episode)
February 5 Episode: 1.841 million viewers (State of the Union competition)
February 12 Episode: 2.034 million viewers
February 19 Episode: 2.269 million viewers (post-Elimination Chamber episode)
February 26 Episode: 2.150 million viewers
March 5 Episode: 2.155 million viewers
March 12 Episode: 2.198 million viewers (post-Fastlane episode)
March 19 Episode: 2.208 million viewers
March 26 Episode: 2.393 million viewers
April 2 Episode: 2.141 million viewers
April 9 Episode: 2.199 million viewers (post-WrestleMania 35 episode)
April 16 Episode: 2.219 million viewers (Superstar Shakeup episode)
April 23 Episode: 2.072 million viewers
April 30 Episode: 1.833 million viewers
May 7 Episode: 1.931 million viewers
May 14 Episode: 1.827 million viewers (taped episode from London)
May 21 Episode: 1.983 million viewers (post-Money In the Bank episode)
May 28 Episode: 2.072 million viewers
June 4 Episode: 2.016 million viewers
June 11 Episode:
2018 Total: 122.304 million viewers
2018 Average: 2.352 million viewers per episode
2017 Total: 132.401 million viewers
2017 Average: 2.546 million viewers per episode
