WWE Smackdown, Oct 13 on Fox (2,417,000 viewers; 0.62 P18-49 rating); AEW Rampage on TNT (407,000; 0.14)

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WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox at 8 pm, was watched by 2,417,000 viewers on average, including about 818,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.62 P18-49 rating.

AEW Rampage on TNT, with a 9:54 pm start (six minutes earlier than normal), was watched by 407,000 viewers on average, including about 188,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.14 P18-49 rating.

Rampage had an NBA exhibition game as its lead-in. This was Rampage’s highest total viewership since August 18 and its highest P18-49 viewership since August 11.

This week’s Smackdown was up 4% compared to last week’s total viewership of 2,319,000. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 2% from last week’s 0.64 rating.

This week’s Rampage was up 12% compared to last week’s total viewership of 365,000. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 15% from last week’s 0.12 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+: 2417 (+5%)

P18-49: 818 (-1%)

P18-34: 304 (+8%)

P35-49: 514 (-9%)

Non-P18-49: 1599 (+7%)

Rampage:

P2+: 407 (+16%)

P18-49: 188 (+15%)

P18-34: 88 (+80%)

P35-49: 100 (-12%)

Non-P18-49: 219 (+15%)

Most-viewed YouTube videos from Smackdown, as of 7pm today:

1. Roman Reigns has an LA Knight problem: 1,223,643

2. FULL SEGMENT — John Cena and LA Knight turn the tables on Roman Reigns: SmackDown, Oct. 13, 2023: 899,709

3. Roman Reigns comes face-to-face with Cody Rhodes: 858,866

4. Kevin Owens gets traded to SmackDown!: 703,331

5. Jade Cargill comes face-to-face with Charlotte Flair: 673,180

6. Triple H appoints Nick Aldis new General Manager of SmackDown: 672,740

7. LA Knight goes toe-to-toe with Roman Reigns: 527,135

8. LA Knight vs. Solo Sikoa: 370,912

9. Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso vs. Austin Theory & Grayson Waller: 324,959

10. Bobby Lashley and The Street Profits blindside Carlito: 263,067

Most-viewed YouTube videos from Rampage, as of 7pm today:

1. A monumental clash! Gates of Agony takes on BCC’s Castagnoli & Yuta!: 179,076

2. Trios action! Daddy Magic, Ang, & Garcia take on The Hardys & Brother Zay!: 90,906

3. Blind eyes see all! Skye Blue displays a new attitude against Emi Sakura!: 87,486

4. Trent Beretta takes on Jay Lethal in a hard hitting match-up!: 62,231

5. EXCLUSIVE! Entrances for Daddy Magic, Ang, & Garcia vs The Hardys & Zay!: 56,453

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.