Alex PawlowskiMAY 24, 20174:24PM EDTShare this Article through Social Media: Last night's episode of SmackDown, featuring new WWE Champion Jinder Mahal's Punjabi Celebration plus a tag team main event of Shinsuke Nakamura & AJ Styles vs. Dolph Ziggler & Kevin Owens in the main event, drew 2.328 million viewers, according to ShowBuzz Daily. This is up from the 2.175 million viewers that watched the Backlash go-home show, which was a new year-low. Even with the improvement, last night's episode was only good enough to place 3rd-lowest in viewership for 2017.SmackDown did manage to place #8 in viewership on cable for the night, behind the NBA Playoffs, Inside the NBA, Tucker Carlson, Rachel Maddow, Hannity, The Five and Special Report. SmackDown came in at #3 for the night with the highly coveted 18-49 demographic, behind only the NBA Playoffs and Inside the NBA. Related Article Ember Moon Opens Up About Being Bullied And How WWE Helped Her Monday's RAW drew just 2.615 million viewers, which is down from last week's 2.751 million viewers and a new low for 2017.