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TV RATINGS

WWE Smackdown on Fox
Fri, Jul. 5, 2024: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
2,256,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.66

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

The Programming Insider report shows that the Smackdown P2+ and P18-49 numbers are both the exact same as the prior week’s Smackdown. Other measurements Programming Insider shows for Smackdown are different from the prior week’s episode (including HH, F18-49, M18-49, share data), so it seems likely that it’s correct that P2+ and P18-49 are exactly the same as the prior week. I’m working to confirm.

Competition note: ABC’s interview with Joe Biden aired against the first 33 minutes of Smackdown and averaged 8,578,000 viewers.

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (2,256,000): +0%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (2,190,000): +3%
Current 2024-Q3 P2+ average (2,256,000) vs. 2023-Q3 (2,317,000): -3%
Current Jul 2024 P2+ average (2,256,000) vs. Jul 2023 (2,398,000): -6%

P18-49 comparisons:

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This episode vs. last week (0.66): +0%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.63): +5%
Current 2024-Q3 P18-49 average (0.66) vs. 2023-Q3 (0.63): +5%
Current Jul 2024 P18-49 average (0.66) vs. Jul 2023 (0.66): +0%

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

P2+: 2256k (+1%)
P18-49: 870k (+4%)
F18-49: 286k (-2%)
M18-49: 581k (+8%)
P18-34: 276k (+0%)
P35-49: 594k (+8%)
Non-P18-49: 1386k (+0%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

WWE Smackdown
Friday, July 5, 2024
Toronto, ON at Scotiabank Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 16,980

Market-to-market comparisons (Toronto, ON):

2022-03-27 (Sun) – WWE Supershow: 7,705 (+120% vs. 16,980)
2022-08-22 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 14,169 (+20%)
2022-10-12 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 7,394 (+130%)
2022-10-13 (Thu) – AEW Rampage: 5,500 (+209%)
2022-12-30 (Fri) – WWE Live: 7,724 (+120%)
2023-03-04 (Sat) – WWE Road to WrestleMania: 7,177 (+137%)
2023-06-24 (Sat) – AEW Collision: 6,358 (+167%)
2023-06-25 (Sun) – AEW Forbidden Door: 13,631 (+25%)
2023-08-18 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 14,291 (+19%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2023-12-29 (Fri) – WWE Live Holiday Tour: 8,763 (+94%)
2024-03-20 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 6,505 (+161%)
2024-07-06 (Sat) – WWE Money in the Bank: 18,555 (-8%)
2024-07-07 (Sun) – WWE Heatwave: 9,628 (+76%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q3 WWE Smackdown average: (16,980) vs. 2023-Q3 (11,354): +50%

DIGITAL

As of 1:04 pm, Jul 9

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

1.) 822,405 – Solo Sikoa sends a message to Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns
2.) 569,072 – Drew McIntyre and the Money in the Bank combatants collide
3.) 358,673 – FULL MATCH: #DIY capture the WWE Tag Team Title
4.) 248,646 – Michin saves Bayley with Kendo stick attack on Nia Jax
5.) 225,988 – Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill refocus on title hunt with big win
6.) 215,690 – Bayley vs. Piper Niven descends into Money in the Bank brawl
7.) 140,704 – The Street Profits battle Pretty Deadly

RECEPTION

As of 2:01 pm, Jul 9

Event rating:

Cagematch.net voter rating: 6.54 (88 votes)
This episode vs. last week (7.24): -10%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (7.12): -8%
Current 2024-Q3 average (6.54) vs. 2023-Q3 (7.00): -7%

Match ratings:

7.71 (155 votes) – #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa) vs. A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory & Grayson Waller) (c)
5.64 (83 votes) – The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs. Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson)
4.82 (81 votes) – Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill vs. Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell
4.51 (78 votes) – Bayley vs. Piper Niven