WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox at 8 pm, was watched by 2,468,000 viewers on average, including about 900,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.69 P18-49 rating.
AEW Rampage on TNT at 10 pm, was watched by 503,000 viewers on average, including about 222,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.17 P18-49 rating.
AEW Battle of the Belts on TNT at 11 pm, was watched by 415,000 viewers on average, including about 183,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.14 P18-49 rating.
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This was Smackdown’s highest total viewership since February 10 and its highest P18-49 viewership since the episode with the NFL lead-in on December 25, 2020. With the exception of that Christmas Day episode, this is the highest P18-49 for Smackdown since March 20, the first episode during the pandemic without fans.
This was Rampage’s highest total viewership since January 13 and its highest P18-49 viewership since December 23.
This was the best viewership yet for an airing of Battle of the Belts in the Friday 11 pm time slot. Previous editions on Saturday at 8 pm were more highly-rated.
Smackdown was #1 in P18-49 for Friday, ahead of The Masters Golf Tournament on cable on ESPN (0.48) as well as everything else on broadcast primetime.
Rampage ranked #6 in P18-49 among cable originals for the day, according to Showbuzz Daily. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #6.
Battle of the Belts ranked #12 in P18-49 among cable originals. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #12.
This was Battle of the Belts’s highest total viewership since August 6, 2022 and its highest P18-49 viewership since April 16, 2022.
Compared to last week, Smackdown was up 4% in total viewership. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 4%.
Compared to last week, Rampage was up 48% in total viewership. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 76%.
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+: 2468 (+8%)
P18-49: 900 (+12%)
P18-34: 358 (+27%)
P35-49: 542 (+4%)
P25-54: 1022 (+9%)
non-P18-49: 1568 (+5%)
Rampage:
P2+: 503 (+23%)
P18-49: 222 (+36%)
M18-49: 143 (+31%)
F18-49: 79 (+40%)
P18-34: 77 (+26%)
P35-49: 144 (+33%)
Non-P18-49: 281 (+15%)
F12-34: 24 (+71%)
M12-34: 57 (+4%)
P25-54: 292 (+50%)
P50+: 257 (+16%)
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Smackdown, as of 4pm today:
Matt Riddle makes the save for Sami Zayn: 931,217
Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn’s saga with Jey Uso and Solo Sikoa: 925,242
LWO vs. The Judgment Day: 744,984
Triple H announces the return of the WWE Draft: 597,934
Solo Sikoa puts Kevin Owens down: 408,266
The Judgment Day celebrate Rhea Ripley’s win: 373,390
Sami Zayn vs. Jey Uso: 355,683
Jey Uso is on his own tonight: 290,530
Brock Lesnar’s brutal attack on Cody Rhodes: 275,381
LA Knight smashes Xavier Woods’ PS5 controller: 250,544
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Rampage, as of 4pm today:
Mogul Affiliates & The Embassy have merged forces: 206,976
The FTW title was on the line between Hook & Ethan Page: 163,671
Julia Hart & Anna Jay collide in your Rampage main event: 121,860
The relationship between The Acclaimed & J.A.S has crumbled: 113,063
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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