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WWE Smackdown on Fox
Fri, Mar. 1, 2024: 8:00 to 10:00 pm

TV RATINGS

2,348,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.64

Competition note: Smackdown was the #1 show in P18-49 across all TV on Friday. The Celtics-Mavericks NBA game on ESPN, airing in primetime, averaged a 0.41 P18-49 rating and 1,448,000 viewers.

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (2,272,000): +3%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (2,468,000): -5%
Current 2024-Q1 P2+ average (2,439,000) vs. 2023-Q1 (2,358,000): +5%
Current Mar 2024 P2+ average (2,348,000) vs. Mar 2023 (2,324,000): +1%

P18-49 comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (0.62): +3%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.72): -10%
Current 2024-Q1 P18-49 average (0.68) vs. 2023-Q1 (0.60): +12%
Current Mar 2024 P18-49 average (0.64) vs. Mar 2023 (0.61): +5%

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

P2+: 2348k (-7%)
P18-49: 846k (-13%)
Non-P18-49: 1502k (-2%)

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LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

WWE Smackdown
Friday, March 1, 2024
Glendale, AZ at Desert Diamond Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 12,193

Market-to-market comparisons (Glendale, AZ):

2023-09-22 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 12,325 (-1% vs. 12,193) ← SAME EVENT TYPE

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q1 WWE Smackdown average: (11,151) vs. 2023-Q1 (9,934): +12%

DIGITAL

As of 5:06 pm, Mar 4

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

1.) SmackDown, March 1, 2024 – FULL SEGMENT – The Rock and Roman Reigns respond to Cody Rhodes: 2,341,347
2.) 643,781 – Rey Mysterio returns to help Carlito against Santos Escobar
3.) 493,628 – Orton and KO take out Waller and Theory
4.) 420,174 – The Rock acknowledges Roman Reigns
5.) 396,944 – Dakota Kai assaults Bayley and sides with Damage CTRL
6.) 390,582 – Jade Cargill comes face-to-face with IYO SKY
7.) 358,946 – Randy Orton stands up to Grayson Waller and Austin Theory
8.) 272,129 – LA Knight’s search for AJ Styles reaches a dead end

RECEPTION

As of 5:21 pm, Mar 4

Event rating:

Cagematch.net voter rating: 7.22 (90 votes)
This episode vs. last week (6.56): +10%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (5.84): +24%
Current 2024-Q1 average (6.43) vs. 2023-Q1 (6.44): -0%

Match ratings:

6.54 (80 votes) – Santos Escobar vs. Carlito
6.44 (72 votes) – Randy Orton vs. Austin Theory
5.76 (74 votes) – Tiffany Stratton vs. Naomi
5.01 (74 votes) – The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane) vs. Bayley & Dakota Kai
Ineligible (<5 mins) – Bron Breakker vs. Xyon Quinn