Smackdown draws lowest viewership of the year

WWE Smackdown drew 1.89 million viewers Friday night, the lowest number of the year for the show.

In the target demographic of adults 18-49, the rating dropped from a 0.46 last week to a straight 0.40 this week. Males 18-34 also dropped, while males 18-49 stayed flat.

Smackdown on Friday featured Riddle vs. Sami Zayn, Sasha Banks & Naomi vs. Natalya & Shayna Baszler for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship, and a confrontation between RK-Bro and The Bloodline.

During the confrontation, The Usos accepted RK-Bro’s challenge of a tag team championship unification match. The bout will take place on this week’s upcoming episode of Smackdown. The confrontation ended with Riddle delivering a knee to the face to Roman Reigns.

Riddle defeated Zayn with The Bro Derek to secure his victory in 10 minutes. In the women’s tag team title match, Banks & Naomi defeated Natalya & Baszler and retained their championships after Naomi countered The Sharpshooter with a rollup and pinned Natalya.

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