The total viewership for the May 5ht edition of SmackDown has been published. On average, 2.059 million people watched the go-home show for WWE Backlash. The viewing figures have been obtained via Wrestlenomics:
AEW Rampage, Friday on TNT 6:30pm:
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294,000 viewers
P18-49 rating: 0.09
#25 cable original in P18-49
WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox 8-10pm:
2,059,000 viewers
P18-49 rating: 0.52
#5 overall in P18-49 for Monday
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Compared to the previous week, SmackDown has seen a drop in viewership. As the April 28th episode drew an average audience of 2.473 million, the drop calculates to approximately 16.7%. SmackDown obtained an 18-49 rating of 0.52, also down from the 0.67 rating from the previous week.
SmackDown presented the final build to Backlash and was broadcast live in Puerto Rico.
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