Despite Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Return WWE Smackdown Viewership Declines, Here’s Why

Published 02/21/2024, 10:11 AM +07

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Last week’s Friday Night SmackDown was a rollercoaster ride for everyone. Fans saw stars such as Logan Paul, The Miz, Kevin Owens, Noami, Dominik Mysterio, and others battle it out for a spot at the 2024 Elimination Chamber. Apart from that, Roman Reigns and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson made a special announcement. However, it looks like the Brahma Bull’s return has caused Triple H more harm than good.

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was unable to save SmackDown

In reports published online, this week’s Friday Night SmackDown saw a dip in numbers. The show performed really well in the numbers game last week. While in the 18-49 demographics, the show scored 0.75 this week and last week as well. It fell a little short when it comes to viewership. This week’s viewership clocked in at 2.555M viewers as opposed to last week’s which was, 2.578M viewers.

As stated by Dave Meltzer, he believes that since the show had some competition last week, this might have caused a dip in numbers. Apart from that, it is still to be known where will the episode rank in terms of viewership.

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Shaikh Aerajuddin

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Shaikh Aerajuddin is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. With a Master's in sports science, Aeraj is an expert at covering injury angles, be they kayfabe or otherwise. On the lighter side of things, he also enjoys making sense of the unpredictability of storylines, backing his speculative pieces with facts and solid research.
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