“WWE SmackDown“regained some of the viewers it lost during the October 23 episode, with increases in both views and ratings for the October 30 show.
The blue brand’s viewership for last week’s show was up 6%, according to “Wrestlenomics“, rising from 1,100,000 1,162,000 viewers for the show broadcast from the Charleston Coliseum. The previous two weeks saw a decline in viewership, starting with the October 16 show, which dropped from 1,350,000 to 1,330,000. The following week’s show fell even further to the aforementioned 1,100,000 viewers. Last week’s show, despite the increase, remained below its four-week average of 1,257,000 viewers.
At the same time, the rating in the key 18-49 demographic also increased, from 0.24 to 0.26. However, despite the improvement, it remained below the average of the previous few weeks. The monthly average for this indicator is currently 0.29, making last week’s demo well below that figure.
Last week’s show started and ended with world title matches where both Chelsea Green and Sami Zayn successfully retained their titles against Nikki Bella and Trick Williams respectively. This upcoming week’s show will be a taped event that takes place after this week’s Raw, as WWE stars travel to Saudi Arabia for the Crown Jewel.