Smackdown drew its best number since January 7 by getting a final viewership of 2,261,000 viewers this past Friday, up 147,000 viewers from the prior week. The show also had a 0.59 number in the 18-49 demo, up 0.02 from last week and the best one since January 21, finishing clear first among network and cable programs.

In the overnight numbers, the first hour of Smackdown did 2,125,000 viewers and then increased to 2,154,000 viewers in the second hour. The second hour featured Ronda Rousey’s first match on the blue brand. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)