8/23 WWE Smackdown TV Ratings – solid post-Summerslam bump

WWE Smackdown got a solid post-Summerslam TV ratings bump to tie with the post-Battleground episode the first week after the Draft.

WWE Smackdown TV Ratings Tracking

August 23: WWE Smackdown scored a 1.92 TV rating, up 12 percent from the pre-Summerslam episode.

Smackdown tied with the post-Battleground episode on July 26, which also scored a 1.92 rating.

– Smackdown drew 2.714 million viewers, up 10 percent (243,000 viewers) from last week’s show.

– The demographic ratings were interesting. Smackdown shot up in adults 18-49, increased one-tenth in males 18-49, and was actually down in males 18-34.

Males 18-34 was Smackdown’s best demo during the first three weeks of the brand split, but the audience has fallen off the past two weeks.

A18-49: Increased 20 percent from last week
M18-49: Increased 12 percent from last week
M18-34: Declined 1 percent from last week

WWE Raw vs. Smackdown – TV Ratings & Viewership

RAW (1-0)
SD7/25/16
7/26/162.36
1.923,338,667
2,743,000306,000
293,0003,664,667
3,036,000
RAW +608,667

RAW (2-0)
SD8/1/16
8/2/162.30
1.863,314,333
2,681,000346,667
275,0003,661,000
2,956,000
RAW +705,000

RAW (3-0)
SD8/8/16
8/9/162.05
1.692,911,000
2,455,000278,667
336,0003,189,667
2,791,000
RAW +398,667

RAW (4-0)
SD8/15/16
8/16/162.12
1.722,915,333
2,471,000319,000
265,0003,234,333
2,736,000
RAW +498,333

RAW (5-0)
SD8/22/16
8/23/162.34
1.923,315,000
2,714,000305,333
339,0003,620,333
3,053,000
RAW +567,333

RAW (6-0)
SD8/29/16
8/30/162.38
1.953,413,000
2,835,000338,667
312,0003,751,667
3,153,000
RAW +598,667

RAW (7-0)
SD9/5/16
9/6/162.11
1.763,069,333
2,454,000365,333
312,0003,434,667
2,766,000
RAW +668,667

RAW (8-0)
SD9/12/16
9/13/161.88
1.862,690,000
2,658,000356,333
336,0003,046,333
2,994,000
RAW +52,333

RAW (9-0)
SD9/19/16
9/20/161.97
1.702,684,333
2,292,000356,000
299,0003,040,333
2,591,000
RAW +449,333