While yearly figures will be released shortly with the month of December coming to a close, WWE Smackdown on Syfy in November 2012 averaged a 1.88 rating with 2.67 million viewers. This same time last year the show was averaging a 2.05 rating with 3.01 million viewers. This would be a 8.3% drop in ratings and 11.3% drop in audience.
As numbers stand now, the show has averaged a 1.89 rating in 2012. A final ratings average will be provided next week.
Sources: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Gerweck.net