-- Friday's edition of WWE Smackdown bounced back strongly in viewership figures released on Monday. The two-hour show averaged 1.578 million viewers - a huge improvement from last week's 1.234 million which went up against the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing special on Netflix. Last weekend's Smackdown's audience was also a six-week high.
-- In the 18-49 demo, Smackdown drew a 0.49 rating, another big jump from last week's 0.32 figure. That score helped Smackdown top all of cable TV on Friday night while also being the second highest rating since October 11. Smackdown beat both an NBA game (0.36 rating) and a college football game (0.34 rating), its notable sports competition.
