SmackDown Delivers for MyNetworkTV

October 7, 2008 World Screen

NEW YORK, October 7:
MyNetworkTV received its highest viewership ever with the two-hour premiere of WWE
Friday Night SmackDown last week.

Previously broadcast on
The CW, SmackDown also gave
MyNetworkTV its highest viewership ever in males 18 to 34 and males 18 to 49.
The show won the night in the male 18-to-34 demo, topping its closest
competitor by 33 percent.

A total of 3.2 million
viewers tuned in, with MyNetworkTV securing a 217-percent ratings increase in
households over the same Friday last year.

—By Mansha Daswani