WWE News: SmackDown Live Audience Drops, Falls To Second In 18-49 Ranks (11/20/18)

A look at the ratings for last night’s episode of WWE SmackDown Live!

This week’s post-Survivor Series edition of Monday Night RAW surprisingly was able to not only keep its share of the 18-49 demographic this week up against a huge Monday Night Football match-up, but also increase its rating from last week slightly (check that out here). With SmackDown Live facing no NFL competition, could the blue brand keep their numbers?

The ratings for last night’s episode of the blue brand are in and unfortunately, there was a big drop from last week with an overall rating of 2.150, a decrease of of 7.36%. Here are the last four weeks worth of ratings for SmackDown Live:

• October 30th: 2.110
• November 6th: 2.088
• November 13th: 2.312
• November 20th: 2.150

With regards to this week’s Cable Top 150 Rankings in the 18-49 demographic, it’s another significant downturn from last week’s 0.80 share, as last night’s edition of SmackDown Live only brings in a 0.69, dropping it out of its usual number one spot. Here is this week’s top five programs:

1. College Basketball (8PM) – ESPN – 0.79
2. SmackDown Live – USA Network – 0.69
3. The Curse Of Oak Island – History – 0.68
4. College Basketball Scoreboard – ESPN – 0.67
5. Below Deck – Bravo – 0.53

EA’s Take: Full disclosure here, but I don’t follow college hoops enough to know what was on last night that it beat out SmackDown Live. Also, the Cable Top 150 Rankings don’t tell you who was playing, just the title of the program. Also, I think the NCAA may be the most crooked organization in the country, so don’t give me any grief for not giving a damn about college sports. Regardless, last week’s SmackDown Live was a huge episode as it not only was the final one before Survivor Series, but fans also wanted to see what was going to go down with Becky Lynch after her appearance on RAW. Plus, word of something big going down had begun spreading and that’s exactly what we got with Daniel Bryan winning the WWE Title and turning heel. SmackDown Live is much more consistent on a weekly basis in the ratings and rankings than RAW due to the competition on Monday nights, so this big decrease doesn’t have me worried in the least.

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