Friday's WWE SmackDown episode on FOX drew an average of 2.543 million viewers, according to Showbuzz Daily. Hour one drew 2.605 million viewers, then dipped a bit in hour two to 2.481 million viewers.

SmackDown also drew a 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic, which was #1 for the night.

This is up a whopping 186% from last Friday's SmackDown episode on FS1 (due to MLB World Series coverage on FOX), which drew an average of 888,000 viewers with a 0.27 rating in the 18-49 demographic. This is also up 5.17% from two weeks ago when SmackDown aired on FOX (2.418 million viewers).

SmackDown was #8 for the night among the networks in viewership. It came in behind: American Housewife, 20/20, Hawaii Five-O, Magnum P.I., Blue Bloods, The Blacklist, and Dateline NBC. Blue Bloods topped the night at 7.590 million viewers.

Below is our 2019 SmackDown Viewership Tracker:

January 1 Episode: 2.091 million viewers (New Year's episode, taped)

January 8 Episode: 2.032 million viewers

January 15 Episode: 2.143 million viewers

January 22 Episode: 2.142 million viewers

January 29 Episode: 2.137 million viewers (post-Royal Rumble episode)

February 5 Episode: 1.841 million viewers (State of the Union competition)

February 12 Episode: 2.034 million viewers

February 19 Episode: 2.269 million viewers (post-Elimination Chamber episode)

February 26 Episode: 2.150 million viewers

March 5 Episode: 2.155 million viewers

March 12 Episode: 2.198 million viewers (post-Fastlane episode)

March 19 Episode: 2.208 million viewers

March 26 Episode: 2.393 million viewers

April 2 Episode: 2.141 million viewers

April 9 Episode: 2.199 million viewers (post-WrestleMania 35 episode)

April 16 Episode: 2.219 million viewers (Superstar Shakeup episode)

April 23 Episode: 2.072 million viewers

April 30 Episode: 1.833 million viewers

May 7 Episode: 1.931 million viewers

May 14 Episode: 1.827 million viewers (taped episode from London)

May 21 Episode: 1.983 million viewers (post-Money In the Bank episode)

May 28 Episode: 2.072 million viewers

June 4 Episode: 2.016 million viewers

June 11 Episode: 1.930 million viewers (post-Super ShowDown episode)

June 18 Episode: 1.859 million viewers

June 25 Episode: 1.921 million viewers (post-Stomping Grounds episode)

July 2 Episode: 1.890 million viewers

July 9 Episode: 1.853 million viewers

July 16 Episode: 2.122 million viewers (post-Extreme Rules episode)

July 23 Episode: 2.162 million viewers

July 30 Episode: 1.911 million viewers

August 6 Episode: 2.088 million viewers

August 13 Episode: 2.164 million viewers (post-SummerSlam episode)

August 20 Episode: 2.142 million viewers

August 27 Episode: 2.088 million viewers

September 3 Episode: 2.130 million viewers

September 10 Episode: 2.061 million viewers

September 17 Episode: 2.064 million viewers (post-Clash of Champions episode)

September 24 Episode: 2.099 million viewers (final USA Network episode)

October 4 Episode: 3.888 million viewers (FOX premiere)

October 11 Episode: 2.877 million viewers (WWE Draft episode, post-HIAC)

October 18 Episode: 2.418 million viewers

October 25 Episode: 888,000 viewers (aired on FS1)

November 1 Episode: 2.543 million viewers

2018 Total: 122.304 million viewers

2018 Average: 2.352 million viewers per episode

2017 Total: 132.401 million viewers

2017 Average: 2.546 million viewers per episode