WWE Smackdown, Aug 2 on Fox: 2,179,000 viewers; 0.60 P18-49 rating | TV ratings analysis

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TV RATINGS

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

2,179,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.60

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

Competition note: Olympics coverage on NBC in primetime averaged 13.1 million viewers and a 2.29 P18-49 rating.

P2+ comparisons:

  • This episode vs. last week (2,058,000): +6%

  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (2,246,000): -3%

  • Current 2024-Q3 P2+ average (2,232,000) vs. 2023-Q3 (2,317,000): -4%

  • Current Aug 2024 P2+ average (2,179,000) vs. Aug 2023 (2,244,000): -3%

P18-49 comparisons:

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  • This episode vs. last week (0.52): +15%

  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.63): -5%

  • Current 2024-Q3 P18-49 average (0.63) vs. 2023-Q3 (0.63): +0%

  • Current Aug 2024 P18-49 average (0.60) vs. Aug 2023 (0.62): -3%

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

  • P2+: 2179k (-5%)

  • P18-49: 791k (-9%)

  • Non-P18-49: 1388k (-1%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

WrestleTix did not provide an estimate for this event. 

DIGITAL

As of 6:05 pm, Aug 5

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

  • 1.) 382,542 – LA Knight steals Logan Paul’s Hummer en route to SummerSlam

  • 2.) 309,102 – Nia Jax gifts Tiffany Stratton a new Money in the Bank briefcase

  • 3.) 116,123 – Andrade defeats Carmelo Hayes for the second time

  • 4.) 110,405 – Santos Escobar def. Apollo Crews as Legado attack Baron Corbin

RECEPTION

As of 6:49 pm, Aug 5

Event rating:

  • Cagematch.net voter rating: 6.70 (55 votes)

  • This episode vs. last week (4.84): +38%

  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (5.42): +24%

  • Current 2024-Q3 average (5.68) vs. 2023-Q3 (7.03): -19%

Match ratings:

  • 7.43 (87 votes) – Andrade vs. Carmelo Hayes

  • 6.51 (70 votes) – The Bloodline (Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga) vs. #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa) (c)

  • 5.19 (62 votes) – Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill vs. The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn) (c)

  • Ineligible (<5 mins) – Apollo Crews vs. Santos Escobar

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

brandon@wrestlenomics.com

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