WWE Smackdown and AEW Rampage TV ratings for July 29: Rampage sets record low P18-49 for time-slot

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WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox, was watched by 2,193,000 viewers on average, including about 678,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.52 P18-49 rating.

AEW Rampage on TNT at 10 pm, was watched by 375,000 viewers on average, including about 143,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.11 P18-49 rating.

This was the lowest P18-49 rating for Rampage in its normal time-slot since the program debuted almost one year ago. Only one preempted episode, on May 6, was essentially tied with this week’s episode, also with a 0.11 P18-49 rating.

This was the second-lowest total viewership for Rampage in its normal time-slot, ahead of the June 17 episode which averaged 369,000 viewers.

Compared to last week, Smackdown was down 3% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 16% from last week’s 809,000.

Compared to last week, Rampage was down 12% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 36% from last week’s 222,000.

Smackdown ranked #1 on television overall on the day in P18-49.

Rampage ranked #23 in P18-49 among cable originals for the day, according to Showbuzz Daily. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #37.

For Smackdown, P18-49 was up 8% compared to the prior four weeks. P35-49 was up 5%. P18-34 was up 4%. P2+ was up 3%.

For Rampage, M18-49 was down 35% compared to the prior four weeks. P18-49 was down 28%.

Viewer counts in thousands, calculated from national ratings, for this week’s episode with difference versus the median of the last 28 days in parentheses:

Smackdown:

P2+: 2193 (+3%)

P18-49: 678 (+8%)

P18-34: 232 (+4%)

P35-49: 446 (+5%)

Non-P18-49: 1515 (+2%)

P25-54: 791 (+0%)

Rampage:

P2+: 375 (-13%)

P18-49: 143 (-28%)

M18-49: 84 (-35%)

F18-49: 52 (-22%)