This past Friday night's edition of WWE Smackdown finished with a 1.83 cable rating, which is up slightly from the previous week's 1.81 draw.
The show brought in about 2.9 million viewers.
Smackdown last week was headlined by a 20 man Battle Royal Match, which was won by Mark Henry. Randy Orton was advertised in advance to appear on the show as the post-SummerSlam, new World Champion.