>>17675320They're literally throw-in dates to the USA/Smackdown deal, that's not cope, that's the language from the contract. They're like the Battle of the Belts dates added to AEW's previous deal but on a completely different channel that doesn't otherwise have wrestling.
If you were expecting 4,000,000 or 7,000,000 viewers, because somewhere in your mind you remember someone shitposting about how it's "totally possible", then I don't know what to tell you. If the next SNME has substantially less commercial breaks, or the show starts with a commercial free half hour, you will know NBC was unhappy with viewership. If it has the same amount or more commercials, then you can be for certain they are fine with viewership.
