WWE: Pat McAfee on SmackDown Commentary Debut, A&E WWE Programming Ratings, Updated SD Ratings

WWE

Apr 20, 2021

Pat McAfee Comments on His SmackDown Commentary Debut

This past Friday’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown featured the commentary debut of Pat McAfee. McAfee replaced Corey Graves as the new color commentary for the brand.

During a recent episode of The Pat McAfee Show, McAfee reflected on his commentary debut on SmackDown and was critical of his overall commentary performance.

“There was no real sitdown like ‘hey, you can expect this and this.’ I had no clue what was going to happen all night. No clue. I do believe that is the plan going forward, to just keep me out of the blue. If so, I had an absolute blast. I do not think I was anywhere near what I can get to as a commentator for professional wrestling. I used a lot of words over and over. I was scared to have too much bass in my voice because I didn’t want people to think I was trying to dominate the call, but sometimes I sounded too soft. The standing, my natural instinct is to stand when something happens, I guess a lot of people didn’t enjoy that. I appreciate that because that was potentially something that could get me into some shit. A lot of people say, ‘you need to stay.’ The clip of us coming back to the two-hot of me standing and [Michael Cole] sitting and my being caught in a situation where I’m like, ‘I don’t know if I should stand or sit right now. That was an ad-libbed moment that pops up and is incredible. I had a blast. I think I stunk, but I have a chance to get better. I enjoyed it and am very thankful to all the people in WWE and to anybody that tuned in.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

A&E Ratings for Steve Austin Biography and Debut Episode of WWE Most Wanted Treasures

This past Sunday’s Biography: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin episode drew 1,062,000 viewers on A&E, according to Showbuzz Daily. This episode also drew a 0.38 rating and a #6 ranking in the key 18-49 demographic.

This past Sunday’s debut episode of WWE Most Wanted Treasures drew 766,000 viewers on A&E, according to Showbuzz Daily. This debut episode also drew a 0.29 rating and a #11 ranking in the key 18-49 demographic.

Updated WWE Friday Night SmackDown Ratings

This past Friday’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown drew a final viewership of 2,119,000 on FOX, according to Showbuzz Daily. This was up compared to the initial overnight number of 1,997,000 viewers on the network.