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WWE Smackdown on Fox
Fri, Feb. 2, 2024: 8:00 to 10:00 pm

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TV RATINGS

2,469,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.74

First reported by Programming Insider.

HIGHEST P18-49 SINCE AUG. 25, 2023

P2+ comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (2,475,000): -0%
• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (2,433,000): +1%
• Current 2024-Q1 P2+ average (2,440,000) vs. 2023-Q1 (2,358,000): +1%
• Current Feb 2024 P2+ average (2,469,000) vs. Feb 2023 (2,411,000): +2%

P18-49 comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (0.71): +4%
• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.66): +12%
• Current 2024-Q1 P18-49 average (0.68) vs. 2023-Q1 (0.60): +10%
• Current Feb 2024 P18-49 average (0.74) vs. Feb 2023 (0.61): +21%

Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses:

• P2+: 2469k (+1%)
• P18-49: 970k (+13%)
• Non-P18-49: 1499k (-4%)

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LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

WWE Smackdown
Friday, February 2, 2024
Birmingham, AL at Legacy Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 10,819

Market-to-market comparisons (Birmingham, AL):

• 2022-03-11 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 9,118 (+19% vs. 10,819) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
• 2023-01-09 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 7,321 (+48%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q1 WWE Smackdown average: (10,522) vs. 2023-Q1 (9,934): +6%

DIGITAL

As of 4:05 pm, Feb 5

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

• 1.) The Rock steps to Roman Reigns on Road To WrestleMania – FULL SEGMENT: SmackDown, Feb. 2, 2024: 4,776,306
• 2.) 815,035 – Bayley challenges IYO SKY at WrestleMania?!
• 3.) 580,597 – Cody Rhodes lays out WrestleMania plan for Roman Reigns
• 4.) 574,362 – B-Fab aligns with Bobby Lashley and The Street Profits
• 5.) 416,990 – Jade Cargill & Bron Breakker hear out Nick Aldis & Adam Pearce
• 6.) 352,873 – Kevin Owens uses brass knuckles to beat Austin Theory
• 7.) 337,940 – Kevin Owens is not finished with Logan Paul
• 8.) 247,703 – Tiffany Stratton wins WWE debut match
• 9.) 238,773 – Tiffany Stratton slaps Michin
• 10.) 156,328 – Dunne & Bate qualify for Tag Team Title No. 1 Contender’s Match

RECEPTION

As of 4:40 pm, Feb 5

Event rating:

• Cagematch.net voter rating: 1.78 (213 votes)
• This episode vs. last week (6.17): -71%
• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.87): -74%
• Current 2024-Q1 average (5.85) vs. 2023-Q1 (6.44): -9%

Match ratings:

• 6.96 (95 votes) – Legado del Fantasma (Angel & Berto) vs. Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate vs. Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) vs. LWO (Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde)
• 6.57 (78 votes) – Austin Theory vs. Kevin Owens
• 5.49 (87 votes) – Tiffany Stratton vs. Michin

This report was produced with the assistance of programming scripts created by me.