Live sports competition continues to take a chunk out of "WWE SmackDown" viewership, although the total viewership faired better than the key demographic.
"WWE Raw" didn't have any NBA competition this week, which appeared to help in the key demo rating, but the show surprisingly dropped in total viewership.
The May 12 "WWE SmackDown" continued the wave of positive momentum that struck most of the week's pro wrestling TV shows, picking up gains over the prior week.
The episode of "WWE NXT," featuring the start of the tournament for the brand's vacant women's title, did well in the key demo opposite heavy competition.
Though the total audience for "Raw" was more or less flat with last week, more younger adult viewers were siphoned away by NBA and NHL playoff coverage.