Were The U.S. Title Tournament Finals Able to Boost This Week’s WWE Smackdown Viewership?

This week’s edition of WWE Smackdown Live was headlined by the finals of the United States Title tournament, which saw Bobby Roode defeat Jinder Mahal.
According to ShowBuzz Daily, this week’s WWE Smackdown Live averaged 2.602 million viewers, down just a tick from last week’s 2.603 million viewership average.
As Mike Killam noted in his Smackdown live coverage report, the show had an unusual feel to it this week as it top names such as Shinsuke Nakamura, Randy Orton, Kevin Owe