WWE Smackdown, Dec 27 on USA Network: 1,436,000 viewers; 0.41 P18-49 rating | TV ratings, attendance analysis

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TV RATINGS

WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, Dec. 27, 2024: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
1,436,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.41

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

Smackdown was #2 on cable for the night in P18-49. The Liberty Bowl college football game on ESPN between Texas Tech and Arkansas was #1 with 4,206,000 viewers and a 0.95 P18-49 rating. On Fox, the Syracuse vs. Washington State Holiday Bowl game aired with 2,931,000 viewers and a 0.55 P18-49 rating.

P2+ comparisons:

  • This episode vs. last week (1,326,000): +8%

  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,423,000): +1%

  • Current 2024-Q4 P2+ average (1,451,000) vs. 2023-Q4 (2,149,000): -32%

  • Current Dec 2024 P2+ average (1,446,000) vs. Dec 2023 (2,026,000): -29%

P18-49 comparisons:

  • This episode vs. last week (0.37): +11%

  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.42): -2%

  • Current 2024-Q4 P18-49 average (0.43) vs. 2023-Q4 (0.56): -23%

  • Current Dec 2024 P18-49 average (0.42) vs. Dec 2023 (0.52): -19%

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

  • P2+: 1436k (+1%)

  • P18-49: 550k (-2%)

  • F18-49: 174k (+4%)

  • M18-49: 370k (-2%)

  • Non-P18-49: 886k (+2%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

Friday, December 27, 2024
Tampa, FL at Amalie Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 11,834

Market-to-market comparisons (Tampa, FL):

  • 2021-08-06 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 8,816 (+34% vs. 11,834) ← SAME EVENT TYPE

  • 2021-12-26 (Sun) – WWE Supershow: 5,245 (+126%)

  • 2022-07-18 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 8,955 (+32%)

  • 2022-12-30 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 13,850 (-15%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE

  • 2023-07-24 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 12,612 (-6%)

  • 2023-08-02 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 4,871 (+143%)

  • 2024-01-29 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 12,871 (-8%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q4 WWE Smackdown average: (10,248) vs. 2023-Q4 (10,370): -1%

DIGITAL

As of 9:03 am, Dec 31

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

  • 1.) 979,413 – FULL SEGMENT: Kevin Owens smashes Cody Rhodes’ injured neck

  • 2.) 740,569 – The Bloodline brutalize Braun Strowman and Sami Zayn

  • 3.) 338,718 – Braun Strowman annihilates Austin Theory

  • 4.) 333,096 – Bianca Belair, Naomi and Bayley prevail in Six-Woman Tag Match

  • 5.) 282,616 – Michin crashes Chelsea Green’s Championship Celebration

  • 6.) 182,296 – The Street Profits make a statement against Los Garza

  • 7.) 170,506 – Sami Zayn faces Carmelo Hayes in thriller

RECEPTION

As of 9:20 am, Dec 31

Event rating:

  • Cagematch.net voter rating: 6.38 (46 votes)

  • This episode vs. last week (4.73): +35%

  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.22): +2%

  • Current 2024-Q4 average (6.57) vs. 2023-Q4 (6.89): -5%

Match ratings:

  • 6.68 (62 votes) – Los Garza (Angel & Berto) vs. The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford)

  • 6.33 (60 votes) – Sami Zayn vs. Carmelo Hayes

  • 6.12 (68 votes) – Candice LeRae, Nia Jax & Tiffany Stratton vs. Bayley, Bianca Belair & Naomi

  • 4.84 (54 votes) – Braun Strowman vs. Austin Theory

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

brandon@wrestlenomics.com

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