The premiere episode of WWE SmackDown on the USA Network drew 1.723 million viewers, with a 0.55 rating.
This is down from last week’s viewership of 1.770 million for the final episode on FOX, with the key demo up from last week’s rating of 0.45.
SmackDown, which featured Cody Rhodes defending the Undisputed WWE Championship against Solo Sikoa in a steel cage match, ranked #1 in the key demo on cable for primetime, surpassing coverage of UNLV vs. Kansas college football game on ESPN which averaged a 0.36 rating in the key demo, drawing 1.324 million viewers.
Source: Wrestlenomics