— Following in the footsteps of WWE Raw, Smackdown was down in viewership this week too as it was watched by an average of 1.930 million viewers compared to 2.016 million on 6/4. Last year’s show drew 2.183 million viewers.
— On the night, Smackdown was 5th overall in total viewership among shows on cable TV but it was at the top of the charts in the 18-49 demographic. There was no competition from any sports programming though on broadcast TV (NBC), America’s Got Talent was watched by 9.45 million individuals.