WWE Smackdown TV rating: Third highest rating of 2013

Friday's WWE Smackdown drew a 2.09 rating, up from the 1.96 rating from last week. Smackdown averaged 2.838 million viewers, up from the 2.818 million viewers from the previous week.

Powell's POV:This is the third best rating of the new year for Smackdown. It's actually down slightly from where the show was at last year when it drew a 2.12 rating on March 19, 2012. Thanks to Dot Net reader Darius Malcisky for his help with the viewership numbers.