The fallout from the TLC pay-per-view gave SmackDown a slight boost in terms of viewership.
According to Showbuzz Daily, the December 20 episode of SmackDown averaged 2.414 million viewers, which is up from the 2.338 million viewers the December 13 episode averaged. It still is down from the December 6 episode that averaged 2.446 million viewers. At 2.414 million viewers, this week's episode of SmackDown had the third-lowest viewership for an episode on FOX.
In the 18-49 demographic, this week's episode of SmackDown drew a 0.7 rating across both hours, which is more than any other program in primetime between ABC, CBS, CW, FOX and NBC.
Hourly Breakdown:
Hour 1: 2.493 million viewers, 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic
Hour 2: 2.336 million viewers, 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic
Top 5 Most Viewed WWE SmackDown (12/20) Videos On YouTube:
Daniel Bryan & The Miz vs. King Corbin & Dolph Ziggler (797,000 viewers)
Mandy Rose gifts Otis a Christmas kiss (451,000 viewers)
Sasha Banks taunts Lacey Evans in front of her family (422,000 viewers)
Daniel Bryan and The Miz trade blows with King Corbin and Dolph Ziggler (414,000 viewers)
The New Day vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro (255,000 viewers)
If you missed any of the action from SmackDown, check out Fightful?s full report on the show and listen to the post-show podcast for a complete review of all the action.
For a full breakdown on viewership numbers from various wrestling programs, check out Fightful's resources page.