Final RAW And Smackdown Ratings
The final rating for this past Friday’s WWE SmackDown was a 1.68, which was slightly lower from the previous week’s 1.85 rating.
It was reported that this episode of SmackDown, the final one to air on Friday night, drew 2.43 million viewers, also down from the previous week.
The final rating for WWE Monday Night RAW was a 2.71, which was also down from the previous week’s 2.80 rating. This week, the show drew 3.90 million viewers, which was actually higher than the previous week.
WWE Replacing Main Event
It was previously reported that next Tuesday’s episode of WWE Main Event is being replaced due to an international contract issue with the show.
Next week, Main Event is being replaced by “Santino Marella’s Royal Rumble Lottery Spectacular”, which will air at 8pm EST on the WWE Network.
The WWE website is promoting the show as Santino’s unique look back at the Royal Rumble’s most entertaining moments, and it can be speculated that Superstars will be choosing their Royal Rumble numbers on the show. The show synopsis is as follows:
“What does the Italian braggadocio have in store for the WWE Universe as the 28th annual Royal Rumble fast approaches on Sunday, Jan. 25, on WWE Network and pay-per-view?”
