WWE Smackdown TV rating: Final numbers for the July 5 edition

Friday's WWE Smackdown television show drew a 1.69 rating, down from the 1.77 rating the show drew the previous week. Smackdown averaged 2.383 million viewers, up from 2.259 million the prior week.

Powell's POV: The viewership count was up, yet WWE drew its lowest rating of 2013 for the holiday weekend show. The previous low occurred on June 21 when the show drew a 1.71 rating.