Daniel Bryan's Announcement Powers Smackdown Live to Strong Rating

— With the huge announcement last night that Daniel Bryan was now officially cleared to wrestle again for WWE, fans tuned in to Smackdown in massive numbers helping power the show to its third highest rating since it went live almost two years ago.

— Smackdown last night was watched by 2.888 million, up from last week’s strong 2.771 million. The only two episodes that were watched by more people in the last two years were the initial brand split episode in July 2016 and the Superstar Shake-up in April 2017.

— On the night, Smackdown was #1 in the 18-49 demographic and #5 overall among shows that aired on cable.