TV RATINGS
WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, Feb. 14, 2025: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
1,422,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.43
NOTE: The viewership data above has been confirmed by Wrestlenomics via a Nielsen source. The previously reported data was 1,384,000 viewers and a P18-49 rating of 0.42, relying on Programming Insider‘s usually accurate data. PWTorch has independently also reported the viewership data for this episode of Smackdown as 1,422,000 viewers and P18-49 rating of 0.43, so given PWTorch and my sourcing align, I’m confident in the accuracy of the data updated here. Programming Insider is a great resource that is usually very reliable and this is the first case to my memory that a wrestling program’s viewership data reported by Programming Insider seems to have been inaccurate. Comparisons and charts below have been updated. Quarter-hours consistent with this data will be reported soon.
Smackdown was still #2 in P18-49 among cable primetime for Friday. The NBA All-Star Celebrity Game on ESPN averaged a 0.45 P18-49 rating, according to our sourcing (rather than the 0.43 listed by Programming Insider).
P2+ comparisons:
- This episode vs. last week (1,507,000): -6%
- This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,486,000): -4%
- Current 2025-Q1 P2+ average (1,476,000) vs. 2024-Q1 (2,398,000): -38%
- Current Feb 2025 P2+ average (1,464,000) vs. Feb 2024 (2,468,000): -41%
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P18-49 comparisons:
- This episode vs. last week (0.48): -10%
- This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.46): -7%
- Current 2025-Q1 P18-49 average (0.45) vs. 2024-Q1 (0.67): -33%
- Current Feb 2025 P18-49 average (0.45) vs. Feb 2024 (0.72): -38%
Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses. Some viewer counts may be based on the national rating for that demo:
- P2+: 1422k (-4%)
- P18-49: 582k (-6%)
- Non-P18-49: 840k (-3%)
Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.
LIVE EVENTS
Data from WrestleTix
Friday, February 14, 2025
Washington, DC at Capital One Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 12,789
Market-to-market comparisons (Washington, DC):
- 2022-10-05 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 3,112 (N/M)
- 2022-10-07 (Fri) – AEW Rampage: 2,852 (N/M)
- 2022-12-05 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 8,125 (+57%)
- 2023-03-03 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 13,475 (-5%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
- 2023-06-14 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 5,313 (+141%)
- 2023-11-13 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 9,942 (+29%)
- 2024-08-23 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 13,707 (-7%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
- 2024-12-18 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 3,030 (N/M)
Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2025-Q1 WWE Smackdown average: (10,729) vs. 2024-Q1 (11,183): -4%
DIGITAL
As of 11:03 am, Feb 20
Most-viewed YouTube videos on WWE’s official channel:
- 1.) 1,253,851 – Jimmy Uso superkicks Drew McIntyre
- 2.) 1,169,034 – Solo Sikoa to Jacob Fatu: “Bring the title back to the family”
- 3.) 263,216 – Cody Rhodes comes-face-to-face with Drew McIntyre
- 4.) 253,422 – Naomi qualifies for the Chamber against Chelsea Green
- 5.) 239,870 – LA Knight and The Miz argue over challenging Shinsuke Nakamura
- 6.) 201,395 – R-Truth vs. Carmelo Hayes
- 7.) 107,575 – Motor City Machine Guns overcome Los Garza
RECEPTION
As of 11:15 am, Feb 20
Event rating:
- Cagematch.net voter rating: 6.17 (71 votes)
- This episode vs. last week (5.77): +7%
- This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.25): -1%
- Current 2025-Q1 average (6.32) vs. 2024-Q1 (6.31): +0%
Match ratings:
- 6.72 (102 votes) – Damian Priest vs. Braun Strowman and Jacob Fatu
- 6.64 (100 votes) – Nia Jax vs. Tiffany Stratton (c)
- 6.04 (84 votes) – Los Garza (Angel & Berto) vs. The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)
- 5.58 (80 votes) – The Miz vs. LA Knight
- 5.27 (97 votes) – Naomi vs. Chelsea Green
- Ineligible (<5 mins) – Carmelo Hayes vs. R-Truth
This report was produced with the assistance of programming scripts created by me.
