According to Programming Insider, Friday night’s episode of WWE SmackDown, came in at No. 1 on network television, with an average of 2.233 million viewers in the fast nationals.
The first hour drew an average of 2.240 million viewers, while the second hour dropped with an average of 2.225 million viewers. The average rating in the key 18-49 demographic came in with a 0.53.
Programming Insider did note that the numbers were inflated due to several markets televising NFL pre-season football games.
The final numbers will be released on Monday.