SmackDown Hits Two-Month High in Viewership

The October 9 episode of WWE SmackDown achieved the highest viewership for the show in two months. The go-home episode ahead of the Money in the Bank premium live event drew an average of 1,352,000 viewers. This marked an increase from the previous week's 1,250,000 viewers.

The October 9 show represented the highest average viewership for SmackDown since the August 7 episode, which attracted 1,470,000 viewers. Last week's episode also exceeded the four-week average of 1,249,000 viewers.

Viewership in the key 18-49 demographic increased as well. The rating rose from 0.27 for the October 2 episode to 0.32 for the October 9 show. This tied for the highest rating in the past two months, matching the August 21 figure.

The August 7 episode had posted a higher 18-49 rating of 0.35. Overall, SmackDown viewership and ratings in October have shown significant gains compared to the same period last year. Viewership is up 22 percent while ratings have increased by 25 percent.

The next episode of SmackDown is scheduled for the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. Confirmed matches include Nikki Bella facing Paige as well as R-Truth versus Damian Priest. Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes are also set to appear face-to-face.