Wrestlenomics is not affiliated with or licensed by Nielsen.

TV RATINGS

WWE Smackdown on Fox
Fri, Jun. 28, 2024: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
2,256,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.66

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

P2+ comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (2,336,000): -3%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (2,203,000): +2%

• Current 2024-Q2 P2+ average (2,250,000) vs. 2023-Q2 (2,309,000): -3%

• Current Jun 2024 P2+ average (2,190,000) vs. Jun 2023 (2,427,000): -10%

P18-49 comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (0.73): -10%

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

• Current 2024-Q2 P18-49 average (0.64) vs. 2023-Q2 (0.61): +5%

• Current Jun 2024 P18-49 average (0.63) vs. Jun 2023 (0.66): -5%

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

• P2+: 2256k (-0%)

• P18-49: 870k (+5%)

• F18-49: 320k (+17%)

• M18-49: 542k (+1%)

• P18-34: 262k (-10%)

• P35-49: 608k (+17%)

• Non-P18-49: 1386k (-0%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

WWE Smackdown
Friday, June 28, 2024
New York, NY at Madison Square Garden
Estimated tickets distributed: 17,843

Market-to-market comparisons (New York, NY):

• 2021-09-10 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 13,132 (+36% vs. 17,843) ← SAME EVENT TYPE

• 2021-12-26 (Sun) – WWE Supershow: 6,838 (+161%)

• 2022-03-05 (Sat) – WWE Supershow: 8,787 (+103%)

• 2022-07-25 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 13,379 (+33%)

• 2022-12-26 (Mon) – WWE Live: 11,301 (+58%)

• 2023-03-12 (Sun) – WWE Road to WrestleMania: 11,037 (+62%)

• 2023-07-07 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 13,617 (+31%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE

• 2023-12-26 (Tue) – WWE Live Holiday Tour: 15,831 (+13%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q2 WWE Smackdown average: (12,370) vs. 2023-Q2 (10,204): +21%

DIGITAL

As of 11:03 pm, Jul 1

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

• 1.) 1,961,565 – FULL SEGMENT: The Bloodline attack Paul Heyman

• 2.) 1,023,889 – DEVELOPING: Paul Heyman leaves SmackDown in an ambulance

• 3.) 806,126 – Cody Rhodes ignites a brawl with The Bloodline

• 4.) 537,189 – The NYPD escorts Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton and Kevin Owens out

• 5.) 460,242 – Jalen Brunson and Tyrese Haliburton square off at SmackDown

• 6.) 297,143 – Paul Heyman refuses to acknowledge Solo Sikoa and pays dearly

• 7.) 294,370 – Tiffany Stratton qualifies for Money in the Bank

RECEPTION

As of 11:13 pm, Jul 1

Event rating:

• Cagematch.net voter rating: 7.24 (98 votes)

• This episode vs. last week (9.15): -21%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.95): +4%

• Current 2024-Q2 average (6.48) vs. 2023-Q2 (6.88): -6%

Match ratings:

• 6.97 (100 votes) – LA Knight vs. Logan Paul and Santos Escobar

• 5.78 (94 votes) – Tiffany Stratton vs. Candice LeRae and Jade Cargill

• 4.40 (86 votes) – Blair Davenport and Indi Hartwell vs. Naomi

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

brandon@wrestlenomics.com