Tuesday’s taped New Year’s Day episode of SmackDown Live drew 2,091,000 viewers on USA Network, up from last week’s all-time low of 1,904,000 viewers.
SmackDown was #10 on cable for the day in the 18-49 demographic, behind a lot of college football bowl games.
This time last year, the January 2, 2018 episode of SmackDown Live drew 2,720,000 viewers. The January 3, 2017 episode drew 2,596,000 viewers.
Monday’s Raw drew an average of 1,968,000 viewers.
More Tuesday ratings: Showbuzz Daily
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