Smackdown’s ratings continued to plummet with the new Nielsen methodology, with the show drawing just 1,030,000 viewers, down 208,000 viewers from the prior week. The show faced stiff sports competition in the form of the WNBA Playoffs game one and college football. The show had a 0.23 rating in 18-49, down 0.12 from last week and ranked #3 on the top 50 cable chart for the night and #4 overall in all of television. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)