WWE Smackdown rating: How did the New Year's Eve edition of the show perform?

Friday's WWE Smackdown scored a 1.4 rating, which is down from the show's average of roughly 1.7 rating in the previous five non-holiday weeks. Last week's replay drew a 1.14 rating on Syfy, while the live broadcast of the same show on USA Network popped a 2.53 rating.

Powell's POV: Obviously, New Year's Eve played a big factor in the rating being down from its average.