{"id":5874,"date":"2020-07-26T14:35:49","date_gmt":"2020-07-26T14:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=5874"},"modified":"2020-07-26T14:35:49","modified_gmt":"2020-07-26T14:35:49","slug":"daniel-bryan-carries-smackdown-to-highest-ratings-of-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=5874","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Bryan Carries SmackDown To Highest Ratings Of 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week’s WWE SmackDown, featuring Daniel Bryan’s first appearance since finally being cleared to return to the ring for WWE, drew 2.888 million viewers. This is up 4% from last week’s 2.771 million viewers and is the best blue brand viewership of 2018. This is also the best SmackDown viewership going back to the April 11th, 2017 episode.
\nThis week’s show featured Bryan’s return to TV announced ahead of time but the news on his in-ring future didn’t break until a few hours before the show. No matches were announced ahead of time.
\nSmackDown was #5 in viewership for the second week in a row on cable, behind Fixer Upper, Hannity, Rachel Maddow and Tucker Carlson. SmackDown was #1 for the night in the 18-49 demographic, also for the second week in a row.<\/p>\n

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In comparison, Monday’s RAW drew 3.327 million viewers for The Ultimate Deletion, down from last week’s 3.352 million viewers
\nBelow is a 2018 SmackDown Viewership Tracker:
\nJanuary 2nd Episode: 2.720 million viewers
\nJanuary 9th Episode: 2.603 million viewers
\nJanuary 16th Episode: 2.602 million viewers
\nJanuary 23rd Episode: 2.580 million viewers
\nJanuary 30th Episode: 2.509 million viewers (Post-Royal Rumble Episode)
\nFebruary 6th Episode: 2.505 million viewers
\nFebruary 13th Episode: 2.449 million viewers
\nFebruary 20th Episode: 2.613 million viewers
\nFebruary 27th Episode: 2.692 million viewers
\nMarch 6th Episode: 2.590 million viewers
\nMarch 13th Episode: 2.771 million viewers
\nMarch 20th Episode: 2.888 million viewers
\n(Ratings compiled by WrestlingInc) <\/p>\n

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