The December 9th edition of WWE SmackDown on the SyFy Network, did a 2.24 rating, which will be rounded to a 2.2 overall and is back to the strong ratings that the show has done in recent months on the network, just slightly down from the 2.32 rating 2 weeks prior.

The show which featured Beat the Clock challenge matches, as Wade Barrett took on Ezekiel Jackson and Randy Orton took on Dolph Ziggler, as well as the continuation of the feud between WWE Intercontinental Champion, Cody Rhodes and former WCW Heavyweight Champion, Booker T, had an overall viewing audience of 3,238,000 viewers.