This week’s WWE SmackDown, featuring the final night of the 2018 Superstar Shakeup, drew 2.796 million viewers. This is down 5.3% from last week’s 2.952 million viewers for the post-WrestleMania 34 episode, the best SmackDown viewership since the April 11th, 2017 episode, which drew 3.105 million viewers.
SmackDown was #5 in viewership for the night on cable, behind two airings of the NBA Playoffs, Rachel Maddow and Hannity. SmackDown was #2 for the night in the 18-49 demographic, behind the NBA Playoffs, after a 5 week run at #1.
In comparison, Monday’s Superstar Shakeup edition of RAW drew 3.622 million viewers, down from last week’s 3.921 million viewers for the post-WrestleMania 34 episode.
Below is our 2018 SmackDown Viewership Tracker:
January 2nd Episode: 2.720 million viewers
January 9th Episode: 2.603 million viewers
January 16th Episode: 2.602 million viewers
January 23rd Episode: 2.580 million viewers
January 30th Episode: 2.509 million viewers (Post-Royal Rumble Episode)
February 6th Episode: 2.505 million viewers
February 13th Episode: 2.449 million viewers
February 20th Episode: 2.613 million viewers
February 27th Episode: 2.692 million viewers
March 6th Episode: 2.590 million viewers
March 13th Episode: 2.771 million viewers (post-Fastlane episode)
March 20th Episode: 2.888 million viewers
March 27th Episode: 2.576 million viewers
April 3rd Episode: 2.467 million viewers
April 10th Episode: 2.952 million viewers (post-WrestleMania 34 episode)
April 17th Episode: 2.796 million viewers (Superstar Shakeup episode)
April 24th Episode:
2017 Total: 132.401 million viewers
2017 Average: 2.546 million viewers per episode
Source: ShowBuzz Daily
