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WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox, was watched by 2,535,000 viewers on average, including about 819,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.63 P18-49 rating.
This was Smackdown’s highest P18-49 viewership since January 21, 2022 and its highest total viewership since December 25, 2020 when it had a lead-in from an NFL game. Excepting the case with the NFL lead-in, this would be the highest total viewership for Smackdown since March 20, 2020, the first empty arena episode.
The special 2-hour AEW Rampage averaged 522,000 viewers and a 0.17 P18-49 rating.
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At 10 pm, Rampage was watched by 558,000 viewers on average, including about 236,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.18 P18-49 rating.
At 11 pm, was watched by 486,000 viewers on average, including about 208,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.16 P18-49 rating.
The 10 pm hour measures as Rampage’s highest total viewership since April 8 and its highest P18-49 viewership since April 22.
Compared to last week, Smackdown was up 15% in total viewership. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 25%.
Compared to last week, Rampage was up 19% in total viewership. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 34%.
Smackdown ranked #1 on television overall on the day in P18-49.
Hour 1 of Rampage ranked #4 in P18-49 among cable originals for the day, according to Showbuzz Daily. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #15.
Hour 2 ranked #8 in P18-49 among cable originals. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #19.
For Smackdown, M18-34 was up 47% compared to the prior four weeks. P18-34 was up 39%. M18-49 was up 36%. F18-34 was up 30%.
For Rampage, P18-34 was up 57% compared to the prior four weeks. M18-49 was up 46%.
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+: 2535 (+18%)
P18-49: 819 (+27%)
M18-49: 514 (+36%)
F18-49: 305 (+10%)
P18-34: 310 (+39%)
M18-34: 193 (+47%)
F18-34: 117 (+30%)
P35-49: 509 (+17%)
M35-49: 322 (+27%)
F35-49: 188 (+3%)
Non-P18-49: 1716 (+15%)
Median age: 55.8 (+0%)
Rampage at 10 pm:
P2+: 558 (+24%)
P18-49: 236 (+32%)
M18-49: 155 (+46%)
F18-49: 81 (+17%)
P18-34: 76 (+57%)
M18-34: 48 (+92%)
F18-34: 28 (+40%)
P35-49: 160 (+15%)
M35-49: 107 (+23%)
F35-49: 53 (+8%)
Non-P18-49: 322 (+14%)
F12-34: 33 (+57%)
M12-34: 53 (+83%)
P25-54: 267 (+19%)
P50+: 295 (+14%)
Median age: 51.7 (-3%)
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Smackdown, as of 4pm today:
1,530,000: Reigns rewards Zayn during The Bloodline’s Acknowledgment Ceremony
844,000: The Usos vs. The Brawling Brutes — Undisputed WWE Tag Team Title Match
757,000: Braun Strowman vs. Otis
678,000: Solo Sikoa helps Sami Zayn as WWE reflects on The Usos’ dominance
601,000: Scarlett brings the fire and a low blow to stop McIntyre’s attack
498,000: Liv Morgan vs. Lacey Evans
297,000: Raquel Rodriguez vs. Dakota Kai
261,000: The New Day vs. Maximum Male Models
224,000: Goldberg confronts Roman Reigns
144,000: Sami Zayn says this is about family
View counts are rounded to improve readability.
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Rampage, as of 3pm today:
620,000: What Happened When The Great Muta & Sting came Face to Face
378,000: Did Action Bronson & HOOK Use Home Field Advantage to Score a W?
373,000: Christian Cage Introduces his Right Hand of Destruction
335,000: Who Won the Golden Ticket & Earned an AEW World Title Shot?
328,000: Did Eddie Kingston & Sammy Guevara Settle Their Personal Feud?
316,000: Who Survived the Intense Lights Out Match Between Starks & Hobbs?
305,000: Watch Arthur Ashe Stadium Become WarJoe’s World
196,000: Jungle Boy & Rey Fenix’s Instant Classic Brings NYC to Its Feet
116,000: Trina & the TBS Champion Jade Steal the Spotlight in NYC
74,000: 2-Hour Grand Slam Special Sting, Action Bronson, HOOK, Jade & More
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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