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TV RATINGS
WWE Smackdown on Fox
Fri, Aug. 23, 2024: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
2,050,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.56
Reported earlier by Programming Insider.
LOWEST P2+ SINCE JUN. 14, 2024
LOWEST P18-49 SINCE JUL. 26, 2024
Competition note: Smackdown was #1 in primetime for the day for P18-49 viewership, despite low ratings than usual.
P2+ comparisons:
This episode vs. last week (2,252,000): -9%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (2,190,000): -6%
Current 2024-Q3 P2+ average (2,216,000) vs. 2023-Q3 (2,317,000): -4%
Current Aug 2024 P2+ average (2,188,000) vs. Aug 2023 (2,244,000): -3%
P18-49 comparisons:
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This episode vs. last week (0.61): -8%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.59): -5%
Current 2024-Q3 P18-49 average (0.62) vs. 2023-Q3 (0.63): -2%
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+: 2050k (-7%)
P18-49: 739k (-7%)
F18-49: 233k (-19%)
M18-49: 496k (-8%)
P18-34: 305k (+5%)
P35-49: 434k (-21%)
Non-P18-49: 1311k (-7%)
Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.
LIVE EVENTS
Data from WrestleTix
WWE Smackdown
Friday, August 23, 2024
Washington, DC at Capital One Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 13,707
Market-to-market comparisons (Washington, DC):
2021-09-11 (Sat) – WWE Supershow: 6,624 (+107% vs. 13,707)
2021-12-28 (Tue) – WWE Supershow: 4,730 (+190%)
2022-01-19 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 3,595 (+281%)
2022-01-21 (Fri) – AEW Rampage: 2,819 (N/M)
2022-08-15 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 8,944 (+53%)
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 (+69%)
2023-03-03 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 13,475 (+2%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2023-06-14 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 5,313 (+158%)
2023-11-13 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 9,942 (+38%)
Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q3 WWE Smackdown average: (12,110) vs. 2023-Q3 (11,354): +7%
DIGITAL
As of 5:04 pm, Aug 26
Most-viewed YouTube videos on WWE’s official channel:
1.) 523,274 – Solo Sikoa, The Bloodline gloat after destroying Roman Reigns
2.) 381,362 – The Bloodline thwart #DIY’s attempt to help The Street Profits
3.) 233,221 – Kevin Owens’ history of backstabbing his friends
4.) 226,833 – LA Knight retains U.S. Title against Santos Escobar
5.) 221,684 – Chelsea Green & Piper Niven confront Nia Jax
6.) 218,006 – The Bloodline vs. The Street Profits – WWE Tag Team Title Match
7.) 217,623 – The Bloodline’s destruction of Roman Reigns
RECEPTION
As of 5:49 pm, Aug 26
Event rating:
Cagematch.net voter rating: 6.29 (44 votes)
This episode vs. last week (6.96): -10%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.03): +4%
Current 2024-Q3 average (5.91) vs. 2023-Q3 (7.03): -16%
Match ratings:
6.14 (58 votes) – The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs. The Bloodline (Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa) (c)
6.00 (58 votes) – Cody Rhodes & Kevin Owens vs. A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory & Grayson Waller)
5.98 (60 votes) – Santos Escobar vs. LA Knight (c)
5.87 (54 votes) – Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill & Naomi vs. Blair Davenport & The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn)
This report was produced with the assistance of programming scripts created by me.
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