The Smackdown on the eve of SummerSlam drew 2,179,000 viewers, up 121,000 viewers from the prior week which was a taped show going head-to-head with the opening of the Olympics. The Olympics coverage on NBC won the night easily but Smackdown did a 0.60 rating in 18-49, up 0.08 from the previous episode and was #2 on the night behind NBC’s coverage of sports. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)