This week’s episode of Smackdown Live was watched by an estimated 1,827,000 viewers, down 5.4% from last week. Unfortunately, this is the third week in a row the numbers were under two million, as well as being yet another all-time low for the blue brand.
It was expected that numbers would be down again this week, due to Smackdown being pre-recorded in London, England. However, after Monday Night Raw defied expectations and actually trended upwards this week, despite also being pre-recorded, there was hope Tuesday’s show would also stabilize.