According to TV Line, SmackDown averaged 1.8 million viewers in the overnight ratings for its two-hour broadcast on Fox, which was down from last week’s 2.2 million for Throwback SmackDown.
After a heated conversation between Reigns, Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso to start SmackDown, Cesaro vs.
Jimmy returned from a torn ACL last week and questioned why Jey had become Reigns’ lackey, also making it clear he didn’t want to be placed in a similar role.