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WWE Smackdown on Fox
Fri, Apr. 26, 2024: 8:00 to 10:00 pm

TV RATINGS

2,143,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.58

LOWEST P2+ AND P18-49 SINCE DEC. 29, 2023.

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

Competition note: Smackdown was head-to-head with Rounds 2 and 3 of the NFL Draft, airing on ABC, ESPN2, and the NFL Network. The ABC broadcast averaged 2,692,000 viewers and a 0.61 P18-49 rating. On ESPN2, the NFL Draft was watched by an additional 1,565,000 viewers and a 0.51 P18-49 rating. On the NFL Network, the Draft was watched by 793,000 and a 0.25. That brings the combined viewership for the NFL Draft to 5,050,000 viewers and a 1.37 P18-49 rating. On ESPN, the Clippers vs. Mavericks in primetime averaged 3.34 million viewers and a 1.17 P18-49 rating, according to SportsMediaWatch.

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (2,333,000): -8%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (2,409,000): -11%
Current 2024-Q2 P2+ average (2,394,000) vs. 2023-Q2 (2,309,000): +4%
Current Apr 2024 P2+ average (2,394,000) vs. Apr 2023 (2,345,000): +2%

P18-49 comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (0.63): -8%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.69): -16%
Current 2024-Q2 P18-49 average (0.68) vs. 2023-Q2 (0.61): +11%
Current Apr 2024 P18-49 average (0.68) vs. Apr 2023 (0.62): +10%

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

P2+: 2143k (-11%)
P18-49: 762k (-17%)
Non-P18-49: 1381k (-8%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

WWE Smackdown
Friday, April 26, 2024
Cincinnati, OH at Heritage Bank Center
Estimated tickets distributed: 12,921

Market-to-market comparisons (Cincinnati, OH):

2021-09-08 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 6,800 (+90% vs. 12,921)
2021-09-27 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 5,473 (+136%)
2022-01-31 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 5,562 (+132%)
2022-10-18 (Tue) – AEW Dynamite: 4,740 (+173%)
2023-01-16 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 7,608 (+70%)
2023-06-17 (Sat) – WWE Supershow: 6,291 (+105%)
2023-09-13 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 2,667 (N/M)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q2 WWE Smackdown average: (14,629) vs. 2023-Q2 (10,204): +43%

DIGITAL

As of 5:04 pm, Apr 29

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

1.) 1,930,520 – Randy Orton joins Kevin Owens in fight against The Bloodline
2.) 1,143,154 – Every pick on Night One of the 2024 WWE Draft
3.) Cody Rhodes vs. Carmelo Hayes – FULL MATCH: 730,873
4.) 549,592 – Santos Escobar reveals Carlito as Dragon Lee’s attacker
5.) 376,310 – Cody Rhodes calls his Backlash Title Match a “must-win”
6.) 297,695 – Belair & Cargill set their sights on Women’s Tag Team Titles
7.) 258,927 – The Dudley Boyz return for round three of WWE Draft
8.) 227,817 – Torrie Wilson and Michelle McCool return for round 2

RECEPTION

As of 5:19 pm, Apr 29

Event rating:

Cagematch.net voter rating: 4.31 (110 votes)
This episode vs. last week (7.49): -42%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.54): -34%
Current 2024-Q2 average (5.96) vs. 2023-Q2 (6.89): -13%

Match ratings:

6.20 (110 votes) – Cody Rhodes vs. Carmelo Hayes
4.59 (82 votes) – Naomi vs. Tiffany Stratton
4.32 (84 votes) – Legado del Fantasma (Angel & Berto) vs. LWO (Dragon Lee & Rey Mysterio)
Ineligible (<5 mins) – Bron Breakker vs. Cedric Alexander