WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox, was watched by 2,257,000 viewers on average, including about 718,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.55 P18-49 rating.
AEW Rampage on TNT at 8 pm, was watched by 464,000 viewers on average, including about 168,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.13 P18-49 rating.
Smackdown ranked #2 in P18-49 for Friday, only behind the late NBA game on ESPN, which had a 0.57 demo rating.
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Rampage ranked #16 among cable originals, according to Showbuzz Daily, and #31 including broadcast primetime.
Compared to last week, Smackdown was down 3% in total viewership. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was virtually the same.
Compared to last week, Rampage was down 10% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 1% from last week’s 170,000.
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:
Smackdown:
P2+: 2257 (-4%)
P18-49: 718 (+0%)
P18-34: 249 (-6%)
Non-P18-49: 1539 (-6%)
P25-54: 913 (-4%)
Rampage:
P2+: 464 (-13%)
P18-49: 168 (-9%)
P18-34: 57 (-10%)
Non-P18-49: 296 (-12%)
F12-34: 19 (-38%)
M12-34: 43 (+5%)
P25-54: 207 (-19%)
P50+: 281 (-6%)
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Smackdown, as of 4pm today:
1,890,000: Owens delivers a surprise attack on Reigns and The Bloodline
691,000: Bray Wyatt returns to the Firefly Funhouse with a message for LA Knight
432,000: McIntyre & Sheamus vs. Erik & Ivar – Tag Team Contenders Tournament
322,000: Sonya Deville attacks a distracted Charlotte Flair
223,000: The Brawling Brutes vs. Imperium – Tag Team Contenders Tournament
204,000: LA Knight gives Bray Wyatt a Mountain Dew Pitch Black Match preview
176,000: Maximum Male Models vs. Legado del Fantasma – Tag Team Title Tournament
169,000: Relive Sami Zayn’s incredible matchup against Kevin Owens from last week
165,000: Los Lotharios vs. Hit Row — SmackDown Tag Team Contenders Tournament
159,000: Lacey Evans is ready for her dangerous mission “Operation Cobra Clutch”
View counts are rounded to improve readability.
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Rampage, as of 4pm today:
220,000: Did Malakai Black Succeed In Ending Ortiz & Kingston’s Friendship?
193,000: Does Daniel Garcia End Action Andretti Winning Ways?
189,000: Does Brian Cage Make it Two In A Row Over Willie Mack?
161,000: Can Jungle Boy Jack Perry Out Power All Ego Ethan Page?
121,000: Does Jade Cargill Make It 49 Wins in a Row?
49,000: Exclusive Ethan Page & Stokely Hathaway Make Their Entrance
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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