With John Cena set to return, SmackDown Live has all the firepower to continue its recent viewership hot streak, but will the 4th of July holiday spoil his homecoming? Credit: WWE.comWWE programming traditionally does quite well when it is held adjacent to July 4th, but when Raw was held on July 4th of last year, it produced an all-time low in viewership. John Cena's much-hyped return against July 4th figures to be the unstoppable force against the immovable object. WWE SmackDown Live Viewership—Last Five Weeks Air Date Average Viewership Notes June 27, 2017 2.603 Million 10-week high June 20, 2017 2.597 Million June 13, 2017 2.072 Million 2017 low June 6, 2017 2.349 Million May 30, 2017 2.350 MillionWWE SmackDown Live Key Competition:Tucker Carlson TonightAlso on Forbes:Last week's WWE SmackDown Live Total YouTube Viewership: 7,293,965 (Up from 5,673,445)Most-Viewed: James Ellsworth is Banned from the Arena ( 1,389,718 )( Least-Viewed: Breezango Interrogates the Ascension on "Fashion Vice" ( 231,352 )WWE SmackDown Live Social Media Score:Twitter: 81,000 interactions from 21,000 unique authors (Up from 68,000; 15,000)Facebook: 82,000 interactions from 52,000 unique authors (Up from 76,000; 49,000)WWE SmackDown Live Average Attendance for "A City": 9,235Average WWE SmackDown Live Ticket Price at the Valley View Casino Center: $110WWE SmackDown Live Estimated Live Gate: $1,015,850

Source: Forbes July 05, 2017 02:37 UTC