WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox, was watched by 2,175,000 viewers on average, including about 704,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.54 P18-49 rating.
Against NBA playoffs simulcasting on ESPN and ABC, this was Smackdown’s lowest total viewership since November 25, 2022 and lowest P18-49 since January 6 of this year.
NHL playoffs also aired on TNT and TBS.
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Smackdown ranked #4 on television overall on the day in P18-49.
Compared to last week, Smackdown was down 4% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 7% from last week’s 757,000.
AEW Rampage aired on Saturday night instead of Friday, due to NHL playoffs. Rampage ratings should be available tomorrow morning.
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:
P2+: 2175 (-6%)
P18-49: 704 (-13%)
P18-34: 253 (-12%)
P35-49: 451 (-14%)
P25-54: 827 (-13%)
Non-P18-49: 1471 (-2%)
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Smackdown, as of 3pm today:
Matt Riddle battles Solo Sikoa in a No Disqualification Match: 856,563
The Bloodline look to take out Riddle and reclaim the titles: 519,378
Rodriguez & Morgan defend the gold against Deville & Green: 309,047
Rey Mysterio & Santos Escobar vs. Damian Priest & Finn Bálor: 303,035
Gunther defends his sacred title against Xavier Woods: 269,137
Zelina Vega challenges Rhea Ripley at WWE Backlash: 228,848
Strowman & Ricochet go to war against The Viking Raiders: 228,295
Karrion Kross vows to take Shinsuke Nakamura’s honor: 111,435
Vega to challenge for the SmackDown Women’s Title in Puerto Rico: 95,050
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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