Smackdown on Friday night, which featured CM Punk’s first appearance as WWE Champion on the brand, drew 1,212,000 viewers, up 148,000 viewers from the prior week and their best number since May 22. The show had a 0.24 rating in 18-49, down 0.01 from the prior week and was #1 on the top 50 cable chart for the night and #3 in all of television. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)