The preliminary viewership information for the December 1 episode of WWE SmackDown is now available.
Programming Insider reports that 1.95 million viewers watched the show on Friday night. This is down from last week, when SmackDown aired on FS1. 789,000 viewers tuned in, and the show drew a SmackDown scored a 0.24 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic.
SmackDown was up against the Pac-12 Championship game on ABC on Saturday night. Over seven million viewers watched the game.
Update: Per Wrestlenomics, WWE SmackDown drew 2.044 million viewers on Friday, and the show scored a 0.59 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic.
The previous episode of WWE SmackDown on FOX drew 2.206 million viewers on November 17. The show scored a 0.62 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic.
This Week’s Episode of WWE SmackDown
The December 1 episode of WWE SmackDown featured the fallout from WWE Survivor Series. Randy Orton appeared on the show and ultimately signed a SmackDown contract. In the main event, Bianca Belair defeated Kairi Sane.
Elsewhere on the show, Butch faced Bobby Lashley, and WWE United States Champion Logan Paul announced that a tournament would crown his next challenger.