The November 22 edition of WWE Smackdown averaged 3,106,000 viewers, which was the most tuned in episode of the program since February of 2013. However, according to PWInsider, the November 29 edition of the show had viewership significantly decrease.
The Thanksgiving Special of WWE Smackdown averaged just 2,641,000 viewers, which was over an eleven percent decrease of the previous week’s episode. Although the show featured a WWE Tag Team Championship Match between Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes and Goldust squaring off against Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins, the show did not keep its viewership steady.