WWE Smackdown on Fox at 8 pm, was watched by 2,326,000 viewers on average, including about 717,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.55 P18-49 rating.
AEW Rampage Friday at 10 pm on TNT, was watched by 513,000 viewers on average, including about 170,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.13 P18-49 rating.
According to Showbuzz Daily, Rampage ranked #24 in P18-49 among cable originals for the day, and #39 including broadcast primetime. Smackdown was tied for #1 in P18-49 with Shark Tank on ABC. The two NBA games on ESPN led cable.
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Compared to last week, Smackdown was up 3% in total viewership. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 3%.
Compared to last week, Rampage was down 7% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 15% from last week’s 200,000.
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:
Rampage:
P2+: 513 (+0%)
P18-49: 170 (-14%)
M18-49: 104 (-12%)
F18-49: 66 (-18%)
P18-34: 42 (-34%)
P35-49: 128 (-3%)
Non-P18-49: 343 (+6%)
Smackdown:
P2+: 2326 (+0%)
P18-49: 717 (+1%)
P18-34: 246 (-4%)
P35-49: 471 (+1%)
Non-P18-49: 1609 (+0%)
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Rampage, as of 4pm today:
318,000: Did Darby Retain His TNT Title Against Bullet Club’s Juice Robinson?
273,000: Jarrett & Lethal Rudely Welcome Golden Globe Winner Paul Walter Hauser to AEW
251,000: The House Of Black Continue To Play Kingston & Ortiz Against Each Other
236,000: Ruby Soho & Willow Tear The House Down Against Anna Jay & Tay Melo
154,000: The Gunns Crash The Acclaimed Cementing Their Legacy
91,000: Exclusive Darby Allin & Juice Robinson Makes Their Ring Entrances
View counts are rounded to improve readability.
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Smackdown, as of 4pm today:
921,000: Gunther vs. Braun Strowman — Intercontinental Championship Match
822,000: Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn
456,000: Rey Mysterio fights back against Karrion Kross
378,000: Sonya Deville brawls with Charlotte Flair
332,000: Liv Morgan vs. Raquel Rodriguez
319,000: Bray Wyatt will take LA Knight into the darkness
294,000: Liv Morgan slaps Raquel Rodriguez
228,000: Paul Heyman says Roman Reigns believes in Sami Zayn
225,000: Sami Zayn vows to prove he isn’t under anyone’s thumb
190,000: Drew McIntyre and Sheamus will face The Viking Raiders next week
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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