WWE Smackdown viewership: Rock and C.M. Punk deliver big viewership for the Royal Rumble go-home show

Friday's WWE Smackdown averaged 3.03 million viewers for Syfy, according to Zap2It.com. [Thanks to Dot Net reader Darius Malcisky]

Powell's POV: Smackdown drew 1.76 million viewers the previous week. Friday's number was way up compared to Rock's return to the show after roughly ten years, as that show averaged 2.721 million viewers. We hope to have the full rating information later today.