WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox, was watched by 2,473,000 viewers on average, including about 874,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.67 P18-49 rating.
Smackdown ranked #5 on television overall on the day in P18-49, only behind NBA playoffs.
This was Smackdown’s highest total viewership since January 27 and highest P18-49 since April 7.
AEW Rampage preempted on TNT to 6:30 pm, was watched by 298,000 viewers on average, including about 117,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.09 P18-49 rating.
We confirmed this is the correct rating for the entire 60-minute program. Showbuzz Daily listed the same data as, incorrectly, the first 30 minutes only.
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Rampage ranked #32 in P18-49 among cable originals for the day, according to Showbuzz Daily. Including broadcast primetime, it ranked #46.
Compared to last week, Smackdown was up 14% in total viewership. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 24%.
Compared to last week with a 9:42 pm start on Friday, Rampage was down 20% in total viewership. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 25% from last week’s 157,000.
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+: 2473 (+7%)
P18-49: 874 (+8%)
P18-34: 316 (+15%)
P35-49: 558 (+6%)
P25-54: 1034 (+9%)
non-P18-49: 1599 (+6%)
Rampage:
P2+: 298 (-32%)
P18-49: 117 (-38%)
M18-49: 58 (-50%)
F18-49: 59 (-14%)
P18-34: 49 (-25%)
P35-49: 68 (-44%)
F12-34: 38 (+33%)
M12-34: 19 (-58%)
P25-54: 134 (-40%)
P50+: 164 (-30%)
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Smackdown, as of 4pm today:
The Usos’ future is uncertain after Title rematch: 823,584
Every selection from the 2023 WWE Draft – Night One: 596,417
Roman Reigns, Solo Sikoa, Bianca Belair, Cody Rhodes & Becky Lynch drafted: 565,205
Zelina Vega repels a sneak attack by Rhea Ripley: 505,853
Owens & Zayn overcome The Usos in a WrestleMania Rematch: 493,130
Additional Superstars selected in WWE Draft: 476,286
Edge, Matt Riddle, The Street Profits, and Imperium drafted: 363,282
The O.C. brawls with The Viking Raiders: 347,273
Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre, The Miz & The O.C drafted: 340,257
Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens come face-to-face with The Usos: 310,775
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Rampage, as of 4pm today:
The rivalry between Juice Robinson & Ricky Starks is heating up even more!: 150,419
Business is picking up between Naturally Limitless & the Mogul Affiliates: 142,389
The animosity between Anna Jay & Julia Hart shows no signs of cooling down!: 109,906
Jay Lethal steals another victory from FTR in Cash Wheeler!: 96,663
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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