Updated with other Friday telecasts information from Showbuzz Daily.
WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox, was watched by 2,306,000 viewers on average, including about 739,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.57 P18-49 rating.
AEW Rampage on TNT at 8 pm, was watched by 457,000 viewers on average, including about 149,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.11 P18-49 rating.
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This was Smackdown’s highest total viewership since September 23.
This was Rampage’s highest total viewership since October 21.
Smackdown ranked #1 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 #35.
The late NBA game on ESPN led cable in P18-49 with a 0.55 rating.
Compared to last week on FS1, Smackdown was up 156% in total viewership. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 125%.
Compared to last week, Rampage was up 27% in total viewership. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 48%.
For Smackdown, F18-34 was down 24% compared to the prior four weeks. F35-49 was up 15%. P18-34 was down 14%. M18-34 was down 7%.
For Rampage, F18-49 was up 30% compared to the prior four weeks. Non-P18-49 was up 16%. P18-34 was down 14%.
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+: 2306 (+3%)
P18-49: 739 (+2%)
M18-49: 455 (-2%)
F18-49: 284 (+0%)
P18-34: 223 (-14%)
M18-34: 143 (-7%)
F18-34: 80 (-24%)
P35-49: 516 (+3%)
M35-49: 312 (+6%)
F35-49: 204 (+15%)
Non-P18-49: 1567 (+4%)
Median age: 54.4 (-2%)
Rampage:
P2+: 457 (+3%)
P18-49: 149 (+1%)
M18-49: 90 (-9%)
F18-49: 60 (+30%)
P18-34: 42 (-14%)
M18-34: 27 (-10%)
F18-34: 15 (+0%)
P35-49: 108 (+10%)
M35-49: 63 (-6%)
F35-49: 45 (+45%)
Non-P18-49: 308 (+16%)
Median age: 56.1 (+1%)
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Smackdown, as of 4pm today:
Views recorded as of 4PM ET, Mon Dec 12 2022
672,000: Karrion Kross visits Rey Mysterio in the trainer’s room
416,000: The Usos vs. Sheamus & Butch — Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship Match
393,000: LA Knight gets ambushed backstage
386,000: Jey Uso suggests Sami Zayn spruce up for next week
360,000: Angle’s Birthday Celebration ends with Alpha Academy soaked in a milk bath
328,000: Liv Morgan & Tegan Nox vs. Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler
322,000: Kurt Angle and Gable Steveson make the rounds of the SmackDown locker room
268,000: The New Day interrupt contract signing between Ricochet and Gunther
253,000: Ricochet & The New Day vs. Imperium — Six-Man Tag Team Match
145,000: Liv Morgan and Tegan Nox step up to Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler
View counts are rounded to improve readability.
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Rampage, as of 3pm today:
324,000: MUST SEE Jon Moxley & Konosuke Takeshita Put on a Clinic
248,000: Can All-Atlantic Champion Orange Cassidy Stay Atop the Mountain?
139,000: Lee Moriarty & Big Bill Take Care of Business
79,000: Hikaru Shida Earns an AEW Women’s World Championship Opportunity
20,000: Exclusive Konosuke Takeshita & Jon Moxley, Make Their AEW 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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