The final SmackDown before this year's WrestleMania saw a viewership very similar to last week's show.
According to Showbuzz Daily, the April 3 episode of SmackDown's overnight numbers averaged 2.374 million viewers, which is the same overnight number as the March 27 episode, both of which took place at the WWE Performance Center.
In the 18-49 demographic, SmackDown averaged a 0.6 rating, less than last week's 0.7 rating in that same demographic and down from the 0.75 the March 20 episode averaged. This week's show featured a replay of Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels from WrestleMania 24 as well as John Cena accepting Bray Wyatt's Firefly Fun House invitation for WrestleMania 36.
Hourly Breakdown:
Hour 1: 2.407 million viewers, 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic
Hour 2: 2.342 million viewers, 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic
Top 5 Most Viewed WWE SmackDown (4/4) Videos On YouTube
OTis finally hears the truth on Valentine's Day date debacle (831,000 views)
John Cena accepts Bray Wyatt's Firefly Fun House invitation (529,000 views)
Mandy Rose distraught after shocking revelation (446,000 views)
Naomi vs. Lacey Evans vs. Tamina (223,000 views)
Daniel Bryan vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (202,000 views)
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.
