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WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox, was watched by 2,243,000 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 404,000 viewers on average, including about 170,000, for a 0.13 P18-49 rating.
The fourth AEW Battle of the Belts special on TNT at 11 pm, was watched by 317,000 viewers on average, including about 130,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.10 P18-49 rating.
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This was the lowest viewership for the Battle of the Belts specials. This was the first time the series aired immediately after Rampage. For comparison, viewership for the previous specials, which were all on TNT on Saturdays at 8 pm, are as follows:
1/8/2022: 704,000 viewers; 0.27 P18-49 rating 4/16/2022: 527,000 viewers; 0.18 P18-49 rating 8/6/2022: 437,000 viewers; 0.12 P18-49 ratingFriday’s telecast was Rampage’s lowest total viewership since July 29 and lowest P18-49 since August 26.
Compared to last week, Smackdown was up 2% in total viewership. From last week, there was no difference for Smackdown in P18-49 viewership.
Compared to last week, Rampage was down 14% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 16% from last week’s 203,000.
Compared to last week, Battle of the Belts was down 27% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 19% from last week’s 161,000.
Smackdown ranked #3 on television overall on the day in P18-49.
Rampage ranked #20 in P18-49 among cable originals for the day, according to Showbuzz Daily. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #33.
Battle of the Belts ranked #37 in P18-49 among cable originals. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #51.
MLB Wild Card Series on ESPN (0.99) ranked #1 for Friday. The Sportscenter that followed the game on ESPN, (0.59) ranked #2.
College football games on ESPN2 and FS1 also went head-to-head with Smackdown and Rampage.
For Smackdown, P18-34 was up 5% compared to the prior four weeks. P35-49 was down 5%. Non-P18-49 was down 3%. P25-54 was down 3%.
For Rampage, F18-49 was down 32% compared to the prior four weeks. P35-49 was down 19%. Non-P18-49 was down 17%. P50+ was down 17%.
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+: 2243 (-2%)
P18-49: 704 (-2%)
P18-34: 239 (+5%)
P35-49: 466 (-5%)
Non-P18-49: 1539 (-3%)
P25-54: 863 (-3%)
Rampage:
P2+: 404 (-14%)
P18-49: 170 (-11%)
M18-49: 117 (+0%)
F18-49: 52 (-32%)
P18-34: 49 (+1%)
P35-49: 120 (-19%)
Non-P18-49: 234 (-17%)
F12-34: 23 (+0%)
M12-34: 29 (+0%)
P25-54: 207 (-13%)
P50+: 224 (-17%)
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Smackdown, as of 4pm today:
915,000: Logan Paul stands toe-to-toe with The Bloodline
823,000: Roman Reigns makes Sami Zayn responsible for Jey Uso
798,000: Braun Strowman & The New Day vs. The Usos & Sami Zayn
589,000: Triple H kicks off the season premiere of the blue brand
452,000: Gunther vs. Sheamus — Intercontinental Title Match
439,000: Karrion Kross and Drew McIntyre battle in a strap-infused brawl
427,000: A white rabbit video teases answers at Extreme Rules
339,000: Legado del Fantasma & Zelina Vega launch a sneak attack on Hit Row
276,000: Ricochet vs. Solo Sikoa
186,000: Raquel Rodriguez & Shotzi vs. Sonya Deville & Xia Li
View counts are rounded to improve readability.
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Rampage, as of 4pm today:
Views recorded as of 4PM ET, Mon Oct 10 2022
315,000: The Blackpool Combat Club is Ready to Rip Apart the Trios Division!
172,000: Did Death Triangle Retain Their Trios Championship against Dark Order?
134,000: The Acclaimed Have Heard Enough
94,000: Did the Sports Entertainers Defeat the Pro Wrestlers?
28,000: Exclusive RUSH & PRIVATE PARTY Entrances Before Facing Blackpool Combat Club
28,000: Claudio Castagnoli takes Private Party for a Giant Swing
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
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