WWE SmackDown Viewership & Ratings Drop For Backlash Go-Home Episode

SpoilerTV has released the preliminary overnight numbers for the WWE Backlash go-home episode of SmackDown.

Last night’s show averaged 1.976 million viewers, based on 1.935 million viewers for the first hour and 2.016 million viewers for the second hour.

The viewership plunged compared to the overnight numbers for the previous week’s show, which drew 2.298 million viewers. The April 28th show featured the inaugural night of the 2023 WWE Draft. The final audience for last week’s show was 2.473 million viewers.

WWE SmackDown also suffered a dip in the P18-49 key ratings demo. The latest episode averaged a 0.47 rating, down from the 0.61 overnight average for last week. The final rating for last week’s episode was 0.67 in the P18-49 key demo.

Despite the drop in viewership and ratings, WWE SmackDown still managed to top the ratings in primetime broadcast programming for Friday night.

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