Show report: WWE Smackdown, December 15

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WWE Smackdown on Fox
Fri, Dec. 15, 2023: 8:00 to 10:00 pm

brandon@wrestlenomics.com

TV RATINGS

2,240,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.55

P2+ comparisons:

  • This episode vs. last week (2,384,000): -6%
  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (2,211,000): +1%
  • Current 2023-Q4 P2+ average (2,242,000) vs. 2022-Q4 (2,277,000): -6%
  • Current Dec 2023 P2+ average (2,223,000) vs. Dec 2022 (2,376,000): -6%

P18-49 comparisons:

  • This episode vs. last week (0.63): -13%
  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.61): -10%
  • Current 2023-Q4 P18-49 average (0.59) vs. 2022-Q4 (0.55): +4%
  • Current Dec 2023 P18-49 average (0.59) vs. Dec 2022 (0.57): +4%

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

P2+: 2240 (+5%)

P18-49: 719 (-10%)

M18-49: 478 (-7%)

F18-49: 241 (-15%)

P18-34: 276 (-5%)

M18-34: 192 (+4%)

F18-34: 84 (-20%)

P35-49: 444 (-10%)

M35-49: 287 (-7%)

F35-49: 157 (-11%)

Non-P18-49: 1521 (+15%)

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LIVE EVENTS

WWE Smackdown
Friday, December 15, 2023
Green Bay, WI at Resch Center
Estimated tickets distributed: 6,240

Market-to-market comparisons (Green Bay, WI):

  • 2022-06-06 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 5,635 (+11% vs. 6,240)
  • 2023-01-13 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 5,813 (+7%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2023-Q4 WWE Smackdown average: (10,370) vs. 2022-Q4 (8,103): +28%

Data from WrestleTix

DIGITAL

As of 7:05 pm, Dec 17

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

  • 1.) 1,639,976 – AJ Styles returns to SmackDown to battle The Bloodline
  • 2.) SmackDown, Dec. 15, 2023 – FULL SEGMENT – Reigns and Orton exchange words after Tribal Business: 1,261,219
  • 3.) 723,312 – Randy Orton says The Legend Killer is back
  • 4.) 670,831 – Roman Reigns anoints Solo Sikoa as The Tribal Prince
  • 5.) 522,456 – Randy Orton vs. Jimmy Uso
  • 6.) 338,407 – LA Knight tells Randy Orton that The Bloodline is his business
  • 7.) 290,658 – Roman Reigns wants Randy Orton dealt with
  • 8.) 190,874 – Hayes vs. Waller – United States Championship Tournament

RECEPTION

As of 5:20pm, Dec 18

Event rating:

  • Cagematch.net voter rating: 7.28 (63 votes)
  • This episode vs. last week (6.76): +8%
  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.52): +12%
  • Current 2023-Q4 average (6.96) vs. 2022-Q4 (7.29): -5%

Match ratings:

  • 7.60 (82 votes) – Austin Theory vs. Kevin Owens
  • 7.05 (77 votes) – Grayson Waller vs. Carmelo Hayes
  • 5.64 (54 votes) – Michin & Zelina Vega vs. The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane)
  • 5.53 (54 votes) – Randy Orton vs. Jimmy Uso

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