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TV RATINGS

WWE Smackdown on Fox
Fri, May. 24, 2024: 8:00 to 10:00 pm

2,147,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.56

LOWEST P2+ SINCE MAY. 10, 2024

LOWEST P18-49 SINCE DEC. 29, 2023

Competition note: Mavericks vs. Timberwolves on TNT in primetime averaged 6,138,000 viewers and a 1.99 P18-49 rating. The Panthers vs. Rangers, also in primetime opposing Smackdown, averaged 2,123,000 viewers and a .0.66 P18-49 rating on ESPN.

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (2,186,000): -2%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (2,151,000): -0%
Current 2024-Q2 P2+ average (2,273,000) vs. 2023-Q2 (2,309,000): -2%
Current May 2024 P2+ average (2,152,000) vs. May 2023 (2,124,000): +1%

P18-49 comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (0.59): -5%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.60): -7%
Current 2024-Q2 P18-49 average (0.64) vs. 2023-Q2 (0.61): +5%
Current May 2024 P18-49 average (0.59) vs. May 2023 (0.53): +11%

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

P2+: 2147k (+0%)
P18-49: 739k (-5%)
Non-P18-49: 1408k (+3%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

WWE Smackdown
Friday, May 24, 2024
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at Jeddah Super Dome
Estimated tickets distributed: Unavailable

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q2 WWE Smackdown average: (12,548) vs. 2023-Q2 (10,204): +23%

No market-to-market comparisons available for this city.

DIGITAL

As of 7:04 pm, May 28

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

1.) Randy Orton vs. Tama Tonga – King of the Ring Semifinals – FULL MATCH: SmackDown, May 24, 2024: 804,041
2.) 467,590 – Cody Rhodes humiliates Logan Paul with brass knuckles search
3.) “You’re recruiting dangerous people” – Paul Heyman warns Solo Sikoa: SmackDown, May 24, 2024: 416,716
4.) 255,763 – Bianca Belair vs. Nia Jax – Queen of the Ring Semifinals
5.) SmackDown, May 24, 2024 – LA Knight & The Street Profits vs. A-Town Down Under & Carmelo Hayes: 192,230
6.) SmackDown, May 24, 2024 – Carmelo Hayes brings chaos to “The Grayson Waller Effect” with LA Knight: 151,846
7.) 150,781 – Bayley vs. Chelsea Green
8.) 148,618 – Piper Niven hits Bayley with a post-match attack

RECEPTION

As of 8:00 pm, May 28

Event rating:

Cagematch.net voter rating: 5.92 (76 votes)
This episode vs. last week (5.82): +2%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (5.97): -1%
Current 2024-Q2 average (6.15) vs. 2023-Q2 (6.88): -11%

Match ratings:

6.33 (85 votes) – Nia Jax vs. Bianca Belair
5.89 (74 votes) – LA Knight & The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs. A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory & Grayson Waller) & Carmelo Hayes
5.64 (83 votes) – Tama Tonga vs. Randy Orton
Ineligible (<5 mins) – Bayley vs. Chelsea Green