The January 31st pre-Royal Rumble episode of WWE SmackDown on the USA Network drew an average of 1,578,000 viewers, and a .51 rating in the 18-49 demographic, according to a report from Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics.

The viewership is up from last week’s episode which drew an average of 1,455,000 viewers, and a .44 rating in the demographic.