WWE Smackdown TV viewership: A decline for the show headlined by Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton

Friday's WWE Smackdown drew averaged 2.280 million viewers, down from the 2.32 million viewers the previous week, according to Zap2It.com. [Thanks to Dot Net reader Darius Malcisky]

Powell's POV: Another decrease for Smackdown, yet it was still the highest rated cable original in the 18-49 demographic. We hope to have the actual rating later today.