2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Sm ack Down ! ▁helped ▁C W ▁to ▁claim ▁the ▁top ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁key ▁dem ographic ▁( ad ult s , ▁ 1 8 - 4 9 ) ▁for ▁Friday . ▁CBS ▁got ▁the ▁overall ▁lead , ▁but ▁C W ▁got ▁top ▁spot ▁for ▁the ▁adult s ▁ 1 8 - 4 9 ▁by ▁register ing ▁a ▁ 1 . 4 ▁rating ▁followed ▁by ▁CBS ▁and ▁N BC ▁at ▁ 1 . 3 , ▁ABC ▁at ▁ 1 . 2 , ▁and ▁Fox ▁at ▁ 0 . 9 . W WE ▁Rat ings ▁Come ▁In ▁Str ong ▁ ▁Raj ah . com ▁Two ▁weeks ▁later , ▁on ▁Friday , ▁July ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Sm ack Down ! ▁made ▁network ▁history ▁by ▁placing ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 - 4 9 ▁dem ographic ▁and ▁becoming ▁the ▁most ▁watched ▁show ▁at ▁the ▁ 9 ▁p . m . ▁hour ▁on ▁network ▁television . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁anything ▁has ▁placed ▁this ▁well ▁on ▁C W . ▁Sm ack Down ! ▁became ▁a ▁hit ▁show ▁on ▁Friday ▁night s ▁winning ▁the ▁dem ograph ics ▁for ▁young ▁males ▁and ▁ranking ▁second ▁on ▁the ▁dem ograph ics ▁( 1 8 - 4 9 ) ▁for ▁Friday ▁night s . ▁ ▁Jim ▁Ross ▁became ▁the ▁new ▁play - by - play ▁announ cer ▁for ▁Sm ack Down , ▁while ▁Michael ▁Cole ▁( Sm ack Down ! ▁comment ator ▁for ▁nine