Rewritten just hours before the show went on air, this week’s Smackdown did 1,911,000 viewers, down 251,000 viewers from last week’s show against heavy competition from the CNN debate. The CNN debate with the Democratic front-runners did 8.6 million viewers against Smackdown.

Smackdown was #5 in the top 50 cable chart among the 18-49 demographic and #12 in overall viewership for the night on cable. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)