WWE Smackdown, Aug 18 on Fox (2,094,000 viewers; 0.55 P18-49 rating); AEW Rampage on TNT (416,000; 0.13)

WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox at 8 pm, was watched by 2,094,000 viewers on average, including about 723,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.55 P18-49 rating.

Smackdown was preempted again in some markets due to NFL preseason games where it aired later or on another broadcast network. Markets affected included Atlanta and markets throughout the Carolinas. NFL preseason continues for one more week before it ends.

AEW Rampage on TNT at 10 pm, was watched by 416,000 viewers on average, including about 169,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.13 P18-49 rating.

This week’s Smackdown was up 2% compared to last week’s total viewership of 2,052,000. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 1% from last week’s 0.55 rating.

This week’s Rampage was up 5% compared to last week’s total viewership of 398,000. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 15% from last week’s 0.15 rating.

The first run of the latest episode of Heels on Starz at 10 pm, was watched by 38,000 viewers on average, including about 19,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.01 P18-49 rating. This doesn’t include any DVR or streaming viewership. First runs of Heels so far this season have so far delivered 46,000 for the season premiere; 29,000; and 32,000 viewers.

This week’s Heels was up 19% compared to last week’s total viewership of 32,000. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 10% from last week’s 0.02 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+: 2094 (-3%)

P18-49: 723 (-5%)

M18-49: 471 (-4%)

F18-49: 253 (-5%)

P18-34: 226 (-15%)

M18-34: 151 (-7%)

F18-34: 76 (-25%)

P35-49: 497 (+1%)

M35-49: 320 (-2%)

F35-49: 177 (+13%)