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WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox, was watched by 2,084,000 viewers on average, including about 613,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.47 P18-49 rating.
Smackdown was preempted in some markets for NFL preseason games, like last week, but not as extensively. Markets including Charlotte, New Orleans, San Diego, and St. Louis were preempted this week. Smackdown aired later or on a sister broadcast network in affected markets.
AEW Rampage on TNT at 10 pm, was watched by 461,000 viewers on average, including about 157,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.12 P18-49 rating.
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Compared to last week, Smackdown was up 8% in total viewership. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 6%.
Compared to last week, Rampage was down 13% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 29% from last week’s 221,000.
Smackdown ranked #1 on television overall on the day in P18-49.
Rampage ranked #14 in P18-49 among cable originals for the day, according to Showbuzz Daily. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #28.
For Smackdown, P18-34 was down 14% compared to the prior four weeks. P18-49 was down 7%. P35-49 was down 4%. P2+ was down 3%.
For Rampage, P35-49 was down 31% compared to the prior four weeks. M18-49 was down 26%. M12-34 was up 26%. P18-49 was down 23%.
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+: 2084 (-3%)
P18-49: 613 (-7%)
P18-34: 176 (-14%)
P35-49: 437 (-4%)
Non-P18-49: 1471 (+1%)
P25-54: 815 (+2%)
Rampage:
P2+: 461 (+3%)
P18-49: 157 (-23%)
M18-49: 97 (-26%)
F18-49: 66 (-8%)
P18-34: 56 (-1%)
P35-49: 100 (-31%)
Non-P18-49: 304 (+19%)
F12-34: 24 (+12%)
M12-34: 48 (+26%)
P25-54: 195 (-20%)
P50+: 269 (+15%)
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Smackdown, as of 3pm today:
2,60,000: Roman Reigns brawls with Drew McIntyre ahead of WWE Clash at the Castle
652,000: Ronda Rousey gets arrested on the blue brand
536,000: Roman Reigns schools Sami Zayn on Bloodline expectations
423,000: Ronda Rousey gets taken away by the police
422,000: Ricochet vs. Moss vs. Sheamus vs. Corbin vs. Zayn
372,000: Liv Morgan vs. Shotzi
337,000: Natalya & Sonya Deville vs. Toxic Attraction
321,000: Hit Row dispose of Maximum Male Models and performs for the WWE Universe
237,000: Karrion Kross and Scarlett continue to antagonize Drew McIntyre
149,000: Erik & Ivar give The New Day a “Viking Funeral”
View counts are rounded to improve readability.
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Rampage, as of 3pm today:
413,000: Miro Gets His Revenge but What Has The Redeemer Done with Malakai Black?
397,000: The Best Friends Kick the Trustbusters Out of The Trios Championship Tourney
376,000: Did ROH Champion Claudio Castagnoli Accept Dustin Rhodes’ Challenge?
285,000: HOOK Gives Zack Clayton a Dose of Reality in his First FTW Title Defense
192,000: Was Swerve in Our Glory’s First Tag Team Championship Defense a Success?
143,000: TBS Champion Jade Cargill Brutally Attacks Athena with a Sledgehammer
View counts are rounded to improve readability.
This report was written with the assistance of automated programs created by me, then manually edited.
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Brandon Thurston
brandon@wrestlenomics.com
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