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The March 19 episode of WWE Smackdown Live drew a 1.65 rating, up from the last two weeks which drew 1.60 ratings. It’s the highest rating since the Oct. 16 episode drew 1.72. It also drew the same rating on Sept. 18.

The total viewership was 2.208 million, up from 2.198 million.

In the key 18-49 demographic, Smackdown finished on top of the cable rankings Tuesday night with a 0.7 rating, tied with “Curse of Oak Island” on History Channel, which drew significantly more viewers (3.635 million).

Smackdown, in total viewership, also finished behind “Tucker Carlson Tonight” on Fox News and “The Rachel Maddow Show” on MSNBC.

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