WWE Smackdown on Fox at 8 pm, was watched by 2,451,000 viewers on average, including about 770,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.59 P18-49 rating.
AEW Rampage, Friday on TNT at 10 pm, was watched by 394,000 viewers on average, including about 130,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.10 P18-49 rating.
The AEW Countdown special, airing for 30 minutes after Rampage, previewing the Revolution pay-per-view, was watched by 184,000 and did a 0.04 P18-49 rating. It was the least-watched Countdown special yet. The previously least-viewed special was in June, ahead of Forbidden Door, with 212,000 viewers and a 0.05 P18-49 rating.
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Smackdown ranked #1 on television overall on the day in P18-49 for Friday, ahead of Shark Tank on ABC (0.48) ranked #2.
Rampage ranked #32 in P18-49 among cable originals for the day, according to Showbuzz Daily. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #47.
Compared to last week, Rampage was down 4% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 6% from last week’s 138,000.
Compared to last week, Smackdown was up 2% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 5% from last week’s 813,000.
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+: 394 (-3%)
P18-49: 130 (-13%)
M18-49: 84 (-22%)
F18-49: 46 (+7%)
P18-34: 35 (-40%)
P35-49: 95 (-1%)
non-P18-49: 264 (+3%)
F12-34: 14 (0%)
M12-34: 24 (-38%)
P25-54: 207 (0%)
P50+: 246 (0%)
Smackdown:
P2+: 2451 (+2%)
P18-49: 770 (-4%)
P18-34: 260 (-2%)
P35-49: 510 (-2%)
non-P18-49: 1681 (+4%)
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Rampage, as of 4pm today:
Who Walked Away With the Win?: 178,214
Powerhouse Hobbs Has His Sights Set on the TNT Championship Match at Revolution: 75,911
Mark Briscoe & The Lucha Bros With Some Words for Mark Sterling & His Men: 66,730
RIHO Is Building Momentum in Her Return to AEW: 45,057
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Smackdown, as of 4pm today:
Uncle Howdy’s sneak attack on Bobby Lashley backfires: 1,189,609
Sami Zayn fights off post-match attack from Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa: 824,536
Roman Reigns to Cody Rhodes: 791,433
Sami Zayn goes one-on-one with Solo Sikoa: 717,818
Dominik Mysterio attacks Rey Mysterio after match against Santos Escobar: 677,541
Liv Morgan vs. Rhea Ripley: 456,916
Brawl erupts over who deserves WrestleMania Intercontinental Title Match: 431,091
Roman Reigns gives Jey Uso one week to show or he’ll blame Jimmy: 418,247
Sami Zayn addresses The Bloodline surrounded by the WWE Universe: 193,967
Sami Zayn challenges Jimmy Uso to a match on RAW: 193,815
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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