Smackdown this past Friday drew 1,459,000 viewers, up 199,000 viewers from the prior week and their best number since September 5. The show had a 0.35 rating in 18-49, up 0.06 from the previous show despite competition from the Olympics. Smackdown was #1 on the top 50 cable chart for the night, doubling the rating of second place and was #2 in all of television behind the NBC coverage of the Winter Olympics. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)