WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox, was watched by 2,265,000 viewers on average, including about 757,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.58 P18-49 rating.
Smackdown ranked #3 on television overall on the day in P18-49, behind two NBA play-in games, one on ESPN and another on TNT.
AEW Rampage on TNT started early at 9:42 pm, immediately after the NBA play-in game. Rampage was watched by 639,000 viewers on average, including about 274,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.21 P18-49 rating.
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This was Rampage’s highest total viewership since September 24, 2021, and its highest P18-49 viewership since April 8, 2022.
The NBA game between the Bulls and Heat was watched by 2.26 million viewers and averaged a 0.76 P18-49 rating.
Rampage ranked #7 in P18-49 among cable originals for the day, according to Showbuzz Daily. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #18.
Compared to last week, Smackdown was down 8% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 16% from last week’s 904,000.
Compared to last week, Rampage was up 27% in total viewership. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 25%.
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+: 2265 (-2%)
P18-49: 757 (-8%)
P18-34: 253 (-13%)
P35-49: 504 (-3%)
P2+: 2468 (+8%)
P18-49: 904 (+13%)
M18-49: 592 (+22%)
F18-49: 312 (-2%)
P18-34: 357 (+27%)
M18-34: 238 (+41%)
F18-34: 118 (+1%)
P35-49: 547 (+5%)
M35-49: 354 (+12%)
F35-49: 193 (-6%)
non-P18-49: 1564 (+5%)
Rampage:
P2+: 639 (+51%)
P18-49: 274 (+58%)
M18-49: 182 (+60%)
F18-49: 92 (+51%)
P18-34: 105 (+72%)
P35-49: 169 (+42%)
Non-P18-49: 365 (+50%)
F12-34: 42 (+200%)
M12-34: 91 (+73%)
P25-54: 341 (+65%)
P50+: 316 (+42%)
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Smackdown, as of 4pm today:
The Bloodline’s on a mission to destroy Zayn, Owens and Riddle: 1,261,830
Rey Mysterio battles Dominik during Judgment Day attack on The LWO: 1,202,830
Shinsuke Nakamura returns against Madcap Moss: 433,689
Heyman announces a title rematch pitting Owens & Zayn against The Usos: 342,292
Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn and Matt Riddle brawl with The Bloodline: 341,539
Morgan & Rodriguez want to defend their titles against Deville & Green: 278,375
Solo Sikoa buries Matt Riddle under the announce desk: 277,188
Gunther invites Xavier Woods to step onto his sacred mat: 233,492
A chaotic brawl costs Matt Riddle his match against Solo Sikoa: 222,683
Xavier Woods vs. LA Knight: 186,905
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Rampage, as of 4pm today:
The animosity between Jade Cargill & Taya Valkyrie continues to escalate: 150,636
The rap battle of the ages between The Acclaimed & J.A.S: 137,086
Shawn Spears & Jungle Boy put on a wrestling clinic in your Rampage main event: 132,273
IWGP tag team champions Aussie Open defend their titles against Best Friends: 107,122
“This is our redemption story” – FTR: 81,292
EXCLUSIVE: Best Friends & Aussie Open Entrances: 40,438
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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