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WWE Smackdown on Fox at 8 pm, was watched by 2,195,000 viewers on average, including about 753,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.57 P18-49 rating.
AEW Rampage, Friday on TNT at 10 pm, was watched by 322,000 viewers on average, including about 155,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.12 P18-49 rating.
The late NBA game on ESPN, starting at 10 pm, Lakers vs. Suns, averaged 1,929,000 viewers and lead in P18-49, according to Sports Media Watch. The earlier game, Nets vs. Celtics, averaged 1,408,000 viewers.
This week’s Rampage was up 8% compared to last week’s total viewership of 298,000. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 5% from last week’s 0.11 rating.
This week’s Smackdown was up 4% compared to last week’s total viewership of 2,119,000. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 8% from last week’s 0.53 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+: 2195 (+0%)
P18-49: 753 (+2%)
M18-49: 516 (+5%)
F18-49: 237 (-5%)
P18-34: 273 (+4%)
M18-34: 193 (+25%)
F18-34: 80 (-25%)
P35-49: 480 (+1%)
M35-49: 323 (-3%)
F35-49: 157 (+11%)
Non-P18-49: 1442 (+0%)
Rampage:
P2+: 322 (-3%)
P18-49: 155 (+6%)
M18-49: 103 (+4%)
F18-49: 52 (+12%)
P18-34: 58 (+35%)
M18-34: 40 (+38%)
F18-34: 19 (+36%)
P35-49: 97 (-2%)
M35-49: 64 (-2%)
F35-49: 33 (+2%)
Non-P18-49: 167 (-16%)
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Smackdown, as of 4pm today:
1. LA Knight is not finished with The Bloodline: 442,116
2. Santos Escobar viciously betrays Rey Mysterio: 435,454
3. Carlito’s accusation causes rifts in The LWO: 384,810
4. Kairi Sane says Bayley is her leader: 306,912
5. Asuka aligns herself with Damage CTRL: 284,133
6. Damage CTRL and Asuka beatdown Flair, Belair and Shotzi: 276,261
7. Owens gets suspended after attacking Waller and Theory: 261,039
8. Carlito vs. Bobby Lashley: 258,898
9. LA Knight dispatches Grayson Waller for a rebound win: 194,608
10. Did Solo Sikoa send John Cena out of WWE for good?: 181,165
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Rampage, as of 4pm today:
1. MUST SEE TV! Former 2-time AEW World Tag Champs FTR face Komander & Vikingo!: 127,359
2. Red Velvet faces Outcasts’ Ruby Soho one-on-one for the first time!: 126,032
3. Half of the AEW World Tag Champs, Ricky Starks, faces LFI’s Preston Vance!: 90,797
4. The Kingdom & Roderick Strong return to AEW Rampage!: 75,977
This ratings report was written with the assistance of automated programs created by me, then manually edited.
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Brandon Thurston
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Brandon Thurston has written about wrestling business since 2015. He operates and owns Wrestlenomics.