The first three-hour Smackdown this past Friday night drew an average of 1,528,000 viewers, up 92,000 viewers from the prior week and the best number since November 22. The show had a 0.45 rating in 18-49, up 0.04 from the previous show and was #2 on the top 50 cable chart for the night behind college football on ESPN. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)