Backlash Go Home Edition Of WWE SmackDown Records Small Uptick In Viewership, Key Demo Rating Also Up

Check out the viewership numbers for the May 3 episode of WWE SmackDown.

Wrestlenomics reports that the May 3 episode of SmackDown recorded 2.148 million viewers. This is up slightly from the April 26 episode of the show, which recorded 2.143 million viewers.

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Furthermore, the show recorded 0.60 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic. This is also up slightly from last week's 0.58 rating.

This show faced competition from two NBA playoff games and one NHL playoff game. Fightful will update this article when viewership numbers for those games are released.

Top 5 Most Viewed WWE SmackDown (5/3) Videos on YouTube

- FULL SEGMENT: Styles slaps Rhodes ahead of Backlash France (609K views)

- Randy Orton and Kevin Owens brawl with The Bloodline before Backlash (473K views)

- Explosive SmackDown moments (432K views)

- Dragon Lee attacks Carlito backstage (378K views)

- LA Knight sounds off with Santos Escobar over King of the Ring (273K views)

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