How Was Viewership For This Week’s WWE Smackdown Live? Was It Able to Defeat Raw’s New Low in 2017?

May 3, 2017

According to ShowBuzzDaily.com, this week’s edition of WWE Smackdown Live, featuring Kevin Owens regaining the United States Title, averaged 2.300 million viewers. This week’s number is down from last week’s 2.493 million viewership average.

This week’s Smackdown Live ranked #4 in viewership on cable for the night, behind two NBA Playoff games and Tucker Carlson Tonight.

Despite Raw drawing its lowest viewership number so far in 2017, the show was once again able to defeat Smackdown Live in the weekly WWE brand split ratings war. Monday’s Raw drew 2.87 million viewers.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.