WWE Smackdown, Dec 8 on Fox: 2,384,000 viewers; 0.63 P18-49 rating

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WWE Smackdown on Fox
Fri, Dec. 8, 2023: 8:00 to 10:00 pm

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TV RATINGS

2,384,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.63

HIGHEST P2+ SINCE OCT. 13, 2023

HIGHEST P18-49 SINCE: OCT. 6, 2023

P2+ comparisons:

  • This episode vs. last week (2,044,000): +17%
  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (2,148,000): +11%
  • Current 2023-Q4 P2+ average (2,242,000) vs. 2022-Q4 (2,277,000): -6%
  • Current Dec 2023 P2+ average (2,214,000) vs. Dec 2022 (2,376,000): -7%

P18-49 comparisons:

  • This episode vs. last week (0.59): +7%
  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.59): +6%
  • Current 2023-Q4 P18-49 average (0.60) vs. 2022-Q4 (0.55): +5%
  • Current Dec 2023 P18-49 average (0.61) vs. Dec 2022 (0.57): +7%

Viewer counts in thousands for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 28 days in parentheses:

P2+: 2384 (+12%)

P18-49: 829 (+8%)

M18-49: 526 (+4%)

F18-49: 303 (+17%)

P18-34: 315 (+14%)

M18-34: 208 (+15%)

F18-34: 107 (+18%)

P35-49: 514 (+7%)

M35-49: 319 (+3%)

F35-49: 196 (+18%)

Non-P18-49: 1555 (+17%)

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LIVE EVENTS

WWE Smackdown
Friday, December 8, 2023
Providence, RI at Amica Mutual Pavilion
Estimated tickets distributed: 8,734

Market-to-market comparisons (Providence, RI):

  • 2021-11-01 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 6,076 (+44% vs. 8,734)
  • 2022-05-08 (Sun) – WWE Wrestlemania Backlash: 8,050 (+8%)
  • 2022-11-25 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 5,924 (+47%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
  • 2023-03-13 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 7,720 (+13%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2023-Q4 WWE Smackdown average: (10,829) vs. 2022-Q4 (8,103): +34%

Data from WrestleTix

DIGITAL

As of 4:05pm, Dec 11

Most-viewed YouTube videos on WWE’s official channel:

  • 1.) SmackDown, Dec. 8, 2023 – FULL SEGMENT – CM Punk calls out Reigns, Rollins and more in epic mic drop: 1,759,427
  • 2.) 841,148 – Randy Orton & LA Knight vs. Jimmy Uso & Solo Sikoa
  • 3.) 752,365 – Cody Rhodes welcomes CM Punk back to WWE
  • 4.) 566,539 – Randy Orton warns Nick Aldis he could RKO him again
  • 5.) 252,527 – Lashley dismantles Kross to progress in U.S. Title Tournament
  • 6.) 225,678 – Damage CTRL leave Bayley backstage again
  • 7.) 185,506 – Asuka gets help from Bayley in win over Charlotte Flair
  • 8.) 154,491 – Cody Rhodes introduces United States Army Drill Team

RECEPTION

As of 4:20pm, Dec 11

Event rating:

  • Cagematch.net voter rating: 6.97 (77 votes)
  • This episode vs. last week (6.29): +11%
  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.70): +4%
  • Current 2023-Q4 average (6.96) vs. 2022-Q4 (7.29): -5%

Match ratings:

  • 6.22 (67 votes) – LA Knight & Randy Orton vs. The Bloodline (Jimmy Uso & Solo Sikoa)
  • 6.00 (71 votes) – Santos Escobar vs. Dragon Lee
  • 4.52 (65 votes) – Bobby Lashley vs. Karrion Kross
  • 4.11 (52 votes) – Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka

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