Smackdown on Friday night drew 1,557,000 viewers on USA Network, up 13,000 viewers from the prior week. The show had competition from the NFL preseason match between the Browns and the Panthers on NFL Network which drew 2,237,000 viewers. Smackdown was #2 on cable in 18-49 with a 0.48 rating, up 0.02 from last week and was also #2 in overall TV. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)