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WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox, was watched by 2,274,000 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 458,000 viewers on average, including about 222,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.17 P18-49 rating.
Compared to last week, Smackdown was up 1% in total viewership. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 0%.
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Compared to last week, Rampage was up 13% in total viewership. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 28%.
Smackdown ranked #5 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.
Baseball playoff telecasts outranked Smackdown. Padres vs. Dodges on FS1 (1.07), the earlier Braves vs. Phillies game on FS1 (0.70), the Cleveland vs. Yankees game on TBS (0.59), and the pre-game for the later game on FS1 (0.59).
For Smackdown, P18-34 was up 6% compared to the prior four weeks. P25-54 was up 4%. P2+ was up 2%. P35-49 was down 2%.
For Rampage, P18-34 was up 37% compared to the prior four weeks. M18-49 was up 23%. P50+ was down 22%.
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+: 2274 (+2%)
P18-49: 704 (+0%)
P18-34: 239 (+6%)
P35-49: 466 (-2%)
Non-P18-49: 1570 (+1%)
P25-54: 900 (+4%)
Rampage:
P2+: 458 (-3%)
P18-49: 222 (+17%)
M18-49: 149 (+23%)
F18-49: 66 (-14%)
P18-34: 70 (+37%)
P35-49: 151 (+1%)
Non-P18-49: 236 (-16%)
F12-34: 23 (+0%)
M12-34: 57 (+97%)
P25-54: 243 (+3%)
P50+: 212 (-22%)
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Smackdown, as of 3pm today:
1,10,000: Bray Wyatt now knows who he is
851,000: Omos and MVP interrupt Braun Strowman’s Handicap Match destruction
723,000: Rey Mysterio vs. Sheamus vs. Ricochet vs. Solo Sikoa – Fatal 4-Way Match
697,000: Rey Mysterio tells Triple H he wants to quit
577,000: Drew McIntyre viciously assaults Karrion Kross in the parking lot
562,000: Liv Morgan puts Sonya Deville through a table
546,000: Sami Zayn receives a call from Roman Reigns
502,000: Jey Uso is upset no one saw him help Sami Zayn
464,000: Kofi Kingston vs. Sami Zayn
290,000: Raquel Rodriguez, Shotzi & Roxanne Perez vs. Damage CTRL
View counts are rounded to improve readability.
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Rampage, as of 3pm today:
341,000: Which Former ROH Champion Challenged ‘The Ocho’ Chris Jericho?
340,000: Exclusive An Emotional Shawn Spears on Where He’s Been & His Future
335,000: The Kingdom Has Arrived to Challenge the Top Guys
317,000: The Blackpool Combat Club Vow to Step On Anyone & Everyone
258,000: Shawn Spears & FTR are the Perfect Combination
229,000: Ethan Page’s Canadian Homecoming Leaves Matt Hardy Feeling Dejected
207,000: Has Nyla Rose Pushed the TBS Champion Too Far?
38,000: Exclusive Moxley, Claudio, Butcher & the Blade Make Their Rampage Entrances
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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