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WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox, was watched by 2,207,000 viewers on average, including about 704,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.54 P18-49 rating.
AEW Rampage on TNT at 10 pm, was watched by 472,000 viewers on average, including about 209,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.16 P18-49 rating.
Compared to last week (which had the show’s highest total viewership since 2020), Smackdown was down 13% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 14% from last week’s 819,000.
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Compared to last week, Rampage was down 15% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 11% from last week’s 236,000.
Smackdown ranked #2 on television overall on the day in P18-49.
Rampage ranked #9 in P18-49 among cable originals for the day, according to Showbuzz Daily. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #20.
College Football on ESPN (0.56) ranked #1 for Friday.
For Smackdown, P18-34 was down 13% compared to the prior four weeks. Non-P18-49 was down 6%. P35-49 was up 5%. P2+ was down 4%.
For Rampage, M12-34 was down 13% compared to the prior four weeks. F12-34 was up 10%. F18-49 was up 9%. Non-P18-49 was down 8%.
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+: 2207 (-4%)
P18-49: 704 (+1%)
P18-34: 211 (-13%)
P35-49: 494 (+5%)
Non-P18-49: 1503 (-6%)
P25-54: 863 (+1%)
Rampage:
P2+: 472 (-1%)
P18-49: 209 (+7%)
M18-49: 123 (-2%)
F18-49: 79 (+9%)
P18-34: 49 (+1%)
P35-49: 160 (+6%)
Non-P18-49: 263 (-8%)
F12-34: 23 (+10%)
M12-34: 29 (-13%)
P25-54: 243 (+0%)
P50+: 260 (-2%)
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Smackdown, as of October 2, 12AM:
557,000: Sheamus ignites a shillelagh fight night with Imperium
491,000: Ricochet & Madcap Moss vs. Sami Zayn & Solo Sikoa
474,000: McIntyre, Owens & Gargano vs. Theory & Alpha Academy
470,000: Goldberg confronts Roman Reigns
416,000: Ronda Rousey and Liv Morgan engage in an Extreme brawl
323,000: Natalya vs. Ronda Rousey
317,000: Max Dupri painfully cuts ties with ma.cé & månsôör
294,000: Drew McIntyre vs. Austin Theory
242,000: Shotzi vs. Bayley
209,000: The Bloodline is united in taking care of business
View counts are rounded to improve readability.
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Rampage, as of October 2, 12AM:
176,000: Were The Acclaimed Successful in Their First Tag Team Title Defense?
157,000: Why Does Hangman Adam Page have his Sights Set on Rush?
71,000: Are The Trustbusters Recruiting HOOK? What was in the envelope?
52,000: Lee Moriarty & The Firm are a Force to be Reckoned with
33,000: Exclusive Challengers for the AEW World Tag Team Title Make Their Entrances
32,000: Was Jamie Hayter Able to Keep Her Momentum Going Against Willow Nightingale?
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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