WWE Smackdown's viewership did not enjoy the same joys of this week's Raw.
The July 2 episode of WWE Raw hit 1.890 million viewers, down from last week's 1.921 million by over 30,000 viewers. The show did one of the lowest non-holiday numbers in WWE Smackdown history.
SD Live hit #8 in cable viewership, trailing a host of political shows, including Hannity, Tucker Carlson Tonight, Rachel Maddow Show, The Five, Last Word and Special Report. However, The show did win out in the 18-49 demographic, where it topped all cable programs with 0.56. Not only that, but the episode of Chrisley Knows Best that followed Smackdown at 10 PM EST was at number 2 in the demo.
Smackdown's show is grouped collectively, so hourly breakdowns were not provided on ShowBuzz Daily.
Top 5 Smackdown Live Youtube videos for July 2
- Kofi Kingston and Samoa Joe promo (790k views)
- Kevin Owens Show (433k views)
- R-Truth's promo (398k)
- Heavy Machinery vs. Kevin Owens & Dolph Ziggler (345k)
- Bobby Lashley update (293k)
You can see our full rundown of WWE Smackdown Live at this link, and be sure to check out our post-show podcast that followed the event as well.
