Smackdown is better than Raw

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by Dave Youell Clearly it’s not, Raw is getting almost double the viewing figures, however, it does have the advantage of having a much bigger market to project to, why USA never tried to get Smackdown was confusing to me, as I always thought it was a big ratings winner for them, so cross-promoting with Smackdown on a Friday would have been in everyone’s interest, IMO

Smackdown used to be on networks with strong saturation and drew about the same for the last couple years of that affiliation. They had a larger coverage than USA, both on Thursday and Friday.

The point of Smackdown was specifically to have a network presence, so USA wouldn't fill that purpose. Then again, their current network isn't doing the job either, but that hasn't really done much to impact things either.

Originally Posted by The Jayman My statement was from a fan's standpoint. Clearly SD is the superior show compared to WWE's "flagship" RAW. I know Raw draws more of an audience b/c if USA being one of the top cable channels and the fact it airs on Monday nights. The only thing IMO that really hurts SD ratings and audience is b/c the fact it airs on Fridays. I am the only person in my circle of friends who will sit at home on a friday night and watch wrestling.

Thing is, the fans tend to watch Raw, so Youell's right, from a fan's perspective. Fans may not care about ratings, but the ratings are based on the number of fans.