Smackdown rating for 05/05/2023
The Backlash go-home episode of Smackdown drew the lowest viewership of the year, with 2,059,000 viewers tuning in. It was also the least-watched episode since August 2022. That number was down a...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 05/12/2023
Smackdown last Friday on FOX drew 2,149,000 viewers, up 90,000 viewers from the previous broadcast. This was the second least-watched Smackdown of 2023 going up against the popular NBA and NHL...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 05/19/2023
Smackdown this past Friday on FOX drew 2,133,000 viewers, down 16,000 viewers from the prior week as it went head-to-head with NBA and NHL finals. It was still the #1 show on network TV though with a...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 05/26/2023
The taped episode of Smackdown on the eve of Night of Champions drew 2,158,000 viewers, up 25,000 viewers from the prior week’s show. Smackdown did a 0.52 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 0.01 from the...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 06/02/2023
Friday Night Smackdown with the celebration of Roman Reigns’ 1,000 days as champion drew monster ratings for WWE and FOX, with the show averaging 2,563,000 viewers, up 405,000 viewers from the prior...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 06/16/2023
Friday Night Smackdown on FOX drew 2,430,000 viewers last week, up 152,000 viewers from the prior week. The show did a 0.67 rating in the 18-49 demo, up by 0.07 from last week and topped all of network...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 06/23/2023
Friday Night Smackdown on FOX drew 2,354,000 viewers this week, down 76,000 viewers from the previous week. The show did a 0.61 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 0.06 from last week. It was #1 on all of...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 06/30/2023
The Smackdown from London on the eve of Money In The Bank drew 2,510,000 viewers, up 156,000 viewers from the previous week. This was the best number since June 2 and the third most-watched Smackdown...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 07/07/2023
Friday Night Smackdown with the Tribal Court drew 2,561,000 viewers, up 51,000 viewers from the prior week and the second most-watched Smackdown of 2023 so far. Smackdown topped all of network and...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 07/14/2023
Friday Night Smackdown on FOX drew 2,309,000 viewers last week, down 252,000 viewers from the last show which featured the trial of Roman Reigns. The show drew a 0.62 rating in the 18-49 rating, down...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 07/21/2023
Friday Night Smackdown on FS1 last week drew 1,230,000 viewers, and while down 1.1 million viewers from last week’s airing on FOX, this was Smackdown’s best number ever on FS1, an increase of 36% from...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 07/28/2023
Smackdown, returning to its usual home on FOX, drew 2,323,000 viewers, up by 1.1 million viewers compared to the prior week on FS1 and an increase of 24,000 viewers compared to the July 14 episode...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 08/04/2023
Friday Night Smackdown for the SummerSlam go-home episode drew 2,248,000 viewers, down 75,000 viewers from the previous week. The show did a 0.63 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 0.01 from the prior week...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 08/11/2023
Friday’s Smackdown drew just 2,097,000 viewers last week, down 151,000 viewers from the prior week. This was the least-watched Smackdown since May 5. Many FOX affiliates aired NFL pre-season games...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 08/18/2023
Friday Night Smackdown with the Edge 25th anniversary episode drew 2,094,000 viewers, down 3,000 viewers from the prior week. This was the least-watched Smackdown since May 5 and the show was affected...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 08/25/2023
Last Friday’s Smackdown with tributes to both Bray Wyatt and Terry Funk drew 2,647,000 viewers, up a whopping 553,000 viewers from the prior week. This was the most-watched Smackdown since December 25,...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 09/01/2023
Smackdown with the return of John Cena drew 2,443,000 viewers last Friday, down 214,000 viewers from the Bray Wyatt and Terry Funk tribute show. Apart from that episode, it was the most-watched episode...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 09/08/2023
Last week’s Smackdown drew just 2,094,000 viewers, down 349,000 viewers from the prior week and the lowest number in four weeks. The show had a 0.53 rating in 18-49, down 0.12 from last week and the...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 09/15/2023
Friday’s Smackdown with the surprise return of The Rock drew a total of 2,569,000 viewers, up 475,000 viewers from the prior week. This was the second most-watched episode of Smackdown of 2023 so far....
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 09/22/2023
Smackdown drew 2,227,000 viewers for the latest episode, down 342,000 viewers from last week’s show featuring The Rock. The show had a 0.63 rating in 18-49, down 0.07 from last week and was #1 across...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 09/29/2023
Smackdown drew 2,303,000 viewers on Friday night on FOX, up 76,000 viewers from the previous week. Smackdown had a 0.60 rating in the 18-49 demo and easily won the night on both network and cable...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 10/06/2023
The Fastlane go-home episode of Smackdown drew 2,319,000 viewers, up 16,000 viewers from the prior week. The show drew a 0.64 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 0.04 from the previous show. Smackdown nearly...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 10/13/2023
Friday Night Smackdown drew 2,417,000 viewers for the season premiere episode with the return of Roman Reigns, up 93,000 viewers from the prior week. The show drew a 0.62 rating in the 18-49 demo, down...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 10/20/2023
Friday Night Smackdown on FOX drew 2,253,000 viewers last week down 164,000 viewers from the season premiere episode. It had a 0.62 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 0.03 from the prior episode and placed...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 10/27/2023
Friday Night Smackdown last week airing on FS1 drew 1,145 million viewers. The show was down from the last time it aired on FS1 by 85,000 viewers. Smackdown did a 0.35 rating in 18-49, also down 0.01...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 11/03/2023
Friday Night Smackdown was back on FOX with a pre-taped episode and it drew 2,119,000 viewers, down 134,000 viewers from two weeks ago when the show aired last on network. This was the least-watched...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 11/10/2023
Friday Night Smackdown on FOX drew a total of 2,195,000 viewers this past week, up 76,000 viewers from last week’s recorded episode. The show drew a 0.57 rating in 18-49, up 0.04 from the prior week...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 11/17/2023
Friday Night Smackdown on FOX drew 2,206,000 viewers for its latest show, up 11,000 viewers from the previous week despite having another wrestling show in Collision going head-to-head. Smackdown...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 11/24/2023
Smackdown on FS1 this past Friday drew its lowest number to date, with just 789,000 viewers tuning in on a night where several sports on all four major networks and ESPN dominated the ratings....
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 12/01/2023
Smackdown, back on FOX last week, drew 2,044,000 viewers, down 162,000 viewers from the November 17 episode. Last week’s show aired on FS1. In the 18-49 demo, Smackdown had a 0.59, down 0.03 from two...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 12/08/2023
The Tribute to the Troops episode of Friday Night Smackdown last week pulled in 2,384,000 viewers, up 340,000 viewers from the prior week. This episode featured CM Punk’s first appearance on Smackdown...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 12/15/2023
Smackdown drew 2,240,000 viewers this past Friday on FOX, down 184,000 viewers from the Tribute to the Troops themed episode with an appearance from CM Punk. The show drew a 0.55 rating in 18-49, down...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 12/22/2023
The taped episode of Friday Night Smackdown on FOX drew 2,108,000 viewers last week, down 132,000 viewers from the prior week. In the 18-49 demo, Smackdown pulled a 0.55 rating, on par with the...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 12/29/2023
The Best-Of episode of Friday Night Smackdown last week on FOX drew 1,335,000 viewers which was the least-watched episode of the show since it moved to FOX in 2019. Smackdown pulled a 0.28 rating in...
View ArticleA look at the 2023 Smackdown television tapings
Friday Night Smackdown on FOX managed to increase its audience in 2023 compared to the prior year, with an average of 2,220,635 viewers, up by just over 97,000 viewers when comparing it to the average...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 01/05/2024
The New Year’s Revolution themed episode of Smackdown last week drew 2,465,000 viewers, up 357,000 viewers from the last live Smackdown on December 22 and the best number since September 15, 2022. The...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 01/12/2024
Smackdown drew 2,384,000 viewers for its latest episode, down 81,000 views from the New Year’s Revolution themed episode of January 5. The show did a 0.64 rating in 18-49, down 0.03 from the prior week...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 01/19/2024
Smackdown last week drew 2,408,000 viewers, up 23,000 viewers from the prior week. In the 18-49 demo, Smackdown did a 0.62, down 0.02 from the January 12 episode and was #1 on network television but #2...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 01/26/2024
The final Smackdown before the Royal Rumble drew 2,475,000 viewers, up 68,000 viewers from last week and the most-watched broadcast since August 25. Smackdown had a big 0.71 rating in the 18-49 demo,...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 02/02/2024
The post-Royal Rumble Smackdown last Friday drew 2,469,000 viewers, down just 6,000 viewers from the prior week. The show had a whopping 0.74 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 0.03 from the previous show...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 02/09/2024
Coming off the WrestleMania press conference, Smackdown did 2,578,000 viewers on Friday night, up 109,000 viewers from the prior week and the most-watched episode since August 25, 2023. The show had a...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 02/19/2024
Smackdown last Friday with The Rock and Roman Reigns advertised did 2,555,000 viewers, actually down 23,000 viewers from the prior week but facing the NBA All-Star programming on ESPN and premiere...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 02/23/2024
The pre-recorded episode of Friday Night Smackdown on the eve of Elimination Chamber drew 2,272,000 viewers, down 283,000 viewers from the prior week where The Rock was advertised to appear. This was...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 03/01/2024
Last Friday’s Smackdown with The Rock and Roman Reigns both advertised drew 2,348,000 viewers, up 76,000 viewers from the prior week but the second least-watched episode of the show of 2024. Smackdown...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 03/08/2024
Friday Night Smackdown on FOX drew 2,439,000 viewers last week, up 91,000 viewers from the prior week. The show had a 0.69 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 0.015 from the prior episode and was #1 across...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 03/15/2024
Smackdown did its second lowest viewership for 2024 last week despite The Rock concert with 2,340,000 viewers tuning in, down 139,000 from the previous week. The show had a 0.68 rating in 18-49, which...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 03/22/2024
Friday Night Smackdown on FOX drew 2,235,000 viewers last week, down 90,000 viewers from the prior week for the least-watched episode of 2024 so far. Smackdown had a 0.61 rating in the 18-49 demo, down...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 03/29/2024
Smackdown certainly felt the wrath of the NCAA programming on CBS, TBS, and ESPN this past Friday as the show drew 2,201,000 viewers, down 34,000 viewers from the prior week and the least-watched...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 04/05/2024
Friday Night Smackdown on FOX this past Friday drew 2,600,000 viewers, up a whopping 399,000 viewers from the previous week. This was the most-watched Smackdown since the Bray Wyatt and Terry Funk...
View ArticleSmackdown rating for 04/12/2024
The post-WrestleMania Smackdown did 2,499,000 viewers last Friday, down 101,000 viewers from the prior week. It was the fourth most-watched episode of the year so far. The show had a strong 0.76 rating...
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