According to TVByTheNumbers.com, the 1/11 edition of WWE Smackdown finished with a 2.2 cable rating, which is up significantly from the 1.8 the show drew the previous week. Smackdown averaged 3.13 million viewers, and took in 0.9 million viewers in the 18-49 demographic.
The show featured the Smackdown return of The Rock in over 10 years, and WWE promoted in advance that Alberto Del Rio would be winning the title in the show's main event.