Despite Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Return WWE Smackdown Viewership Declines, Here’s Why
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Last week’s Friday Night SmackDown was a rollercoaster ride for everyone. Fans saw stars such as Logan Paul, The Miz, Kevin Owens, Noami, Dominik Mysterio, and others battle it out for a spot at the 2024 Elimination Chamber. Apart from that, Roman Reigns and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson made a special announcement. However, it looks like the Brahma Bull’s return has caused Triple H more harm than good.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was unable to save SmackDown
In reports published online, this week’s Friday Night SmackDown saw a dip in numbers. The show performed really well in the numbers game last week. While in the 18-49 demographics, the show scored 0.75 this week and last week as well. It fell a little short when it comes to viewership. This week’s viewership clocked in at 2.555M viewers as opposed to last week’s which was, 2.578M viewers.
#WWE Friday Night SmackDown Episode 229 (and the 7th of 2024) averaged 2.555M viewers. (0.75 in the 18-49 demo).
Last year, same week: 2.383M (0.58) https://t.co/bRc2fqjDMX
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) February 20, 2024
As stated by Dave Meltzer, he believes that since the show had some competition last week, this might have caused a dip in numbers. Apart from that, it is still to be known where will the episode rank in terms of viewership.
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