WWE Smackdown, May 10 on Fox: 2,128,000 viewers; 0.62 P18-49 rating | TV ratings, attendance analysis

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TV RATINGS

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

2,128,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.62

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

LOWEST P2+ SINCE DEC. 29, 2023

Competition note: Smackdown was opposed by the Knicks-Pacers NBA playoff game on ESPN, which averaged 4,491,000 viewers and a 1.37 P18-49 rating, according to SportsMediaWatch. Smackdown was #1 in P18-49 among broadcast primetime programs.

P2+ comparisons:

  • This episode vs. last week (2,148,000): -1%

  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (2,281,000): -7%

  • Current 2024-Q2 P2+ average (2,309,000) vs. 2023-Q2 (2,309,000): +0%

  • Current May 2024 P2+ average (2,138,000) vs. May 2023 (2,124,000): +1%

P18-49 comparisons:

  • This episode vs. last week (0.60): +3%

  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.64): -3%

  • Current 2024-Q2 P18-49 average (0.66) vs. 2023-Q2 (0.61): +8%

  • Current May 2024 P18-49 average (0.61) vs. May 2023 (0.53): +15%

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

  • P2+: 2128k (-5%)

  • P18-49: 824k (+2%)

  • Non-P18-49: 1304k (-9%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

WWE Smackdown
Friday, May 10, 2024
Wilkes-Barre, PA at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plz
Estimated tickets distributed: 7,851

Market-to-market comparisons (Wilkes-Barre, PA):

  • 2021-10-29 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 4,180 (+88% vs. 7,851) ← SAME EVENT TYPE

  • 2022-05-13 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 6,485 (+21%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE

  • 2022-11-07 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 5,731 (+37%)

  • 2023-06-02 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 7,581 (+4%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE

  • 2023-11-06 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 7,308 (+7%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q2 WWE Smackdown average: (12,943) vs. 2023-Q2 (10,204): +27%

DIGITAL

As of 5:04 pm, May 13

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

  • 1.) “You call the shots” – Roman Reigns tells Solo Sikoa: 806,246

  • 2.) SmackDown, May 10, 2024 – Cody Rhodes learns he’ll battle Logan Paul at King and Queen of the Ring: 586,447

  • 3.) Randy Orton vs. AJ Styles – King of the Ring Tournament – FULL MATCH: SmackDown, May 10, 2024: 562,553

  • 4.) 289,258 – Jade Cargill vs. Piper Niven – Queen of the Ring Tournament

  • 5.) 278,842 – Angelo Dawkins vs. Tama Tonga – King of the Ring Tournament

  • 6.) 251,667 – Carmelo Hayes vs. Baron Corbin – King of the Ring Tournament

  • 7.) 210,799 – Naomi vs. Nia Jax – Queen of the Ring Tournament

  • 8.) 206,071 – Bianca Belair vs. Candice LeRae – Queen of the Ring Tournament

RECEPTION

As of 5:16 pm, May 13

Event rating:

  • Cagematch.net voter rating: 6.38 (105 votes)

  • This episode vs. last week (7.49): -15%

  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.63): -4%

  • Current 2024-Q2 average (6.28) vs. 2023-Q2 (6.89): -9%

Match ratings:

  • 7.57 (152 votes) – Randy Orton vs. AJ Styles

  • 6.06 (114 votes) – Nia Jax vs. Naomi

  • 6.06 (110 votes) – Baron Corbin vs. Carmelo Hayes

  • 5.54 (108 votes) – Piper Niven vs. Jade Cargill

  • Ineligible (<5 mins) – Bianca Belair vs. Candice LeRae

  • Ineligible (<5 mins) – Tama Tonga vs. Angelo Dawkins

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

Brandon Thurston has written about wrestling business since 2015. He operates and owns Wrestlenomics.

Brandon Thurston has written about wrestling business since 2015. He operates and owns Wrestlenomics.

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