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The viewership data from last Friday’s WWE SmackDown has been released as the show remained stuck under one million viewers.
WWE Friday Night Smackdown airs on Friday nights at 8 p.m. There are several ways to watch with a free live stream. Friday, Jan. 23 will serve as the second episode of Season 28, and it will air on USA.
The Vision invades SmackDown and squares off against Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, Jey Uso, and Sami Zayn in tonight's main event.
SmackDown also featured two title matches, one of which crowned new champions. Former undisputed champion Cody Rhodes and Jacob Fatu also mingled ahead of their match on Saturday. CBS Sports was with you all night with recaps and highlights of all the action from Centre Bell in Montreal.
Wrestlenomics reports that WWE SmackDown on January 23 drew 943,000 viewers on USA Network. This number is down from the 968,000 viewers the show drew on January 16th. Friday’s episode scored a 0.22 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic, up from the 0.21 rating last Friday.
After decades of being WWE 's B-show, SmackDown passed Raw during the FOX era. The combination of network TV, combined with the compelling Bloodline story, led to the blue brand becoming the most watched WWE show,