According to SpoilerTV, Friday night’s WWE SmackDown on FOX, drew 2.125 million viewers in the first hour and 2.051 in the second hour, for an average of 2.088 million viewers.
In the key 18-49 demographic, the show drew an 0.51 rating in the first hour and an 0.47 in the second hour, for an average of a 0.49 rating.
At the start of the second hour of SmackDown, ABC began airing game 3 of the NBA playoff matchup between the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks. The game was the number one rated show on network television between the 9:00 pm and 10:00 pm ET, scoring 2.189 million viewers and a 0.53 rating in the key demographic. The Knicks defeated the Cavaliers 99-79.
The final numbers for Friday’s WWE SmackDown will be released on Monday via showbuzzdaily.com.
Below is a link to Roy Nemer’s full recap of Friday’s SmackDown, followed by a link to the video highlight’s from WWE.