WWE SmackDown Preliminary Viewership Reportedly Increases On 8/9

WWE SmackDown reportedly saw an increase in preliminary viewership on August 9.

According to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful, WWE is reporting that SmackDown averaged 2.44 million viewers on Friday. The 18 to 49 demographic demographic is announced as 811,000 viewers. The viewership is up from last week’s episode when an average of 2.179 million viewers tuned in. The demo from last week‘s episode drew a 0.60 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic. 

While WWE is reporting these numbers, several FOX channels broadcasted NFL preseason football games instead of SmackDown on Friday night. So these numbers might not turn out to be entirely accurate.

What happened on WWE SmackDown this week?

This week’s show kicked off with a promo from Cody Rhodes. The Bloodline confronts Rhodes, but he’s saved by Kevin Owens.

Santos Escobar picked up a win over Andrade to earn the right to challenge LA Knight for the United States Championship.

Elsewhere on the show, DIY and the Street Profits won WWE Tag Team Title contender qualifying matches. They will face each other next week to determine the next challengers for The Bloodline’s titles.

The close of the show saw Roman Reigns confront Solo Sikoa and the new Bloodline. Reigns stood tall to end the show as Sikoa watched Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa get taken out from the stage.

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