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WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox at 8 pm, was watched by 2,323,000 viewers on average, including about 801,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.61 P18-49 rating.
AEW Rampage on TNT at 10 pm, was watched by 324,000 viewers on average, including about 128,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.10 P18-49 rating.
The season-two premiere of Heels on Starz at 10:05 pm, was watched by 46,000 viewers on average, including about 14,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.01 P18-49 rating. It should be noted for a scripted series like Heels, much of the show’s viewership is probably happening on DVR or streaming. These numbers represent live and same-day viewership only. First-runs of the first season of Heels averaged 91,000 viewers live and same-day from August to October 2021.
This week’s Rampage was down 22% compared to last week’s total viewership of 415,000. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 10% from last week’s 0.11 rating.
Viewer counts in thousands for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 28 days in parentheses:
Smackdown:
P2+: 2323 (-4%)
P18-49: 801 (-6%)
M18-49: 524 (-7%)
F18-49: 277 (-5%)
P18-34: 291 (+8%)
M18-34: 185 (+7%)
F18-34: 106 (+12%)
P35-49: 510 (-9%)
M35-49: 339 (-3%)
F35-49: 171 (-13%)
Non-P18-49: 1522 (-1%)
Rampage:
P2+: 324 (-17%)
P18-49: 128 (-15%)
M18-49: 67 (-29%)
F18-49: 61 (+24%)
P18-34: 40 (+8%)
M18-34: 16 (-29%)
F18-34: 24 (+71%)
P35-49: 89 (-21%)
M35-49: 51 (-27%)
F35-49: 38 (+7%)
Non-P18-49: 196 (-19%)
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Smackdown, as of 4pm today:
1. Jey Uso can’t stop the wrath of Roman Reigns: 1,450,260
2. Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa unleash a brutal attack on Jey Uso: 700,851
3. Escobar wins U.S. Title Invitational Final after Mysterio injury: 461,347
4. Jey Uso to Roman Reigns: 377,801
5. Bobby Lashley gifts The Street Profits with new suits: 314,480
6. LA Knight vs. Ashante “Thee” Adonis: 278,574
7. Jey Uso battles Grayson Waller as Roman Reigns looks on: 200,760
8. Belair and Flair team up against Deville and Green: 184,908
9. Karl Anderson vs. Karrion Kross: 168,090
10. Theory reacts to Escobar winning the U.S. Title Invitational: 37,209
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Rampage, as of 4pm today:
1. Who’s next in line to challenge for gold? Tag Team Battle Royal!: 197,007
2. EXCLUSIVE! Entrances for Rampage Tag Team Battle Royal!: 105,913
3. Former AEW Women’s Champs, Nyla Rose & Shida, battle for shot at Toni Storm: 80,466
4. Aerial Assault! Can Kip Sabian ground the high-flying Komander?: 64,873
5. Thy Kingdom Come! Mike Bennett & Matt Taven in action!: 38,338
This ratings report was written with the assistance of automated programs created by me, then manually edited.
Brandon Thurston has written about wrestling business since 2015. He operates and owns Wrestlenomics.