Smackdown Live Viewership Down for Superstar Shake-Up

— Last night’s Smackdown Live, which featured day two of the WWE’s Superstar Shake-Up, generated 2.796 million viewers, down from last week’s yearly high of 2.952 million. It was also down from last year’s Superstar Shake-Up Smackdown which topped 3 million viewers.

— On the night, there was considerable competition from the NBA playoff game which was watched by 2.88 million people as well as shows on network TV, led by Roseanne’s 13+ million audience. Among cable networks, Smackdown was #5 in total viewership and #3 in the 18-49 demographic.