WWE Smackdown rating: Final number for the Royal Rumble go-home show

Friday's WWE Smackdown drew a 2.08 rating, up from the 2.03 rating last week. As previously noted, Smackdown averaged 3.029 million viewers.

Powell's POV: The rating was actually down compared to the 2.2 rating The Rock's return delivered on January 11. However, WWE will take it, as the viewership for this show topped the 3 million mark, whereas the January 11 show drew 2.721 million viewers.