WWE SmackDown Records Another Decrease In Final Viewership On 3/17/23

The final viewership numbers are in for the March 17 episode of WWE SmackDown

Brandon Thurston reported on March 20 that the March 17 edition of WWE SmackDown averaged 2.258 million viewers in final numbers. This is down slightly from the March 10 episode of the show, which recorded 2.320 million viewers.

Furthermore, SmackDown on March 17 recorded a 0.59 rating in the key 18 to 49 demographic. This is also down from March 10's SmackDown, which had a final number of 0.63

SpoilerTV reported on March 18 that WWE SmackDown on March 17 averaged 2.122 million viewers in the preliminary numbers. Hour 1 drew 2.103 million viewers. Hour 2 drew 2.141 million viewers. This number is down from the preliminary viewership number of 2.136 million viewers on March 10. Final viewership on March 10 rose to 2.320 million viewers.

The preliminary demo rating came in at a 0.52 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic. This number is up from the 0.5 prelim rating the show drew on March 10. The final demo number on March 10 came in at 0.63 in the 18 to 49 demographic

Top 5 Most Viewed WWE SmackDown (3/17) Videos on YouTube

- Kevin Owens charges in to save Sami Zayn from a 2-on-1 Uso attack (697K views)

- Rey Mysterio to Dominik: “Fighting you at ‘Mania would be a disgrace” (468K views)

- Owens to Zayn: “Why fight together if you don’t want to be my friend?” (371K views)

- Sami Zayn engages in a war of words with Jey Uso (347K views)

- Gunther attack causes Triple Threat Title Match at WrestleMania (322K views)

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