WWE SmackDown Viewership Rises, Demo Rating Drops For January 19 Episode

The viewership figure and demo rating for Friday’s (January 19) edition of WWE SmackDown on Fox has been revealed.

Per Wrestlenomics, SmackDown drew 2.408 million viewers. This is up from the January 12 edition that drew 2.384 million viewers.

In the 18-49 demographic, Friday’s show scored 0.62 rating. This is down from the week prior that scored 0.64 rating.

The show featured the contract signing for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Fatal Four Way match at the Royal Rumble.

This led to Randy Orton defeating Solo Sikoa in the main event, and then Orton delivered the RKO to LA Knight, AJ Styles and Roman Reigns to close the show.

Also, United States Champion Logan Paul was featured as a special guest on the Kevin Owens Show to set up their title match at the Royal Rumble.

Meanwhile, Santos Escobar, Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo defeated LWO’s Carlito, Cruz Del Toro and Joaquin Wilde in six-man tag team action.

For more information about SmackDown ratings, check out WrestleTalk’s SmackDown ratings tracker.

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