The August 20, 2021 edition of WWE Smackdown pulled in 2.237 million viewers. The number is up from last week's episode, which drew in 2.084 million viewers, according to a report from SpoilerTV.

SmackDown scored a 0.55 rating in the key 18 to 49 demographic, which was the highest of the night.

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