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TV RATINGS

WWE Smackdown on Fox
Fri, May. 3, 2024: 8:00 to 10:00 pm

2,148,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.60

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

Competition note: Smackdown was #1 in P18-49 among broadcast primetime programs for Friday.

P2+ comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (2,143,000): +0%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (2,394,000): -10%

• Current 2024-Q2 P2+ average (2,345,000) vs. 2023-Q2 (2,309,000): +2%

• Current May 2024 P2+ average (2,148,000) vs. May 2023 (2,124,000): +1%

P18-49 comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (0.58): +3%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.68): -12%

• Current 2024-Q2 P18-49 average (0.67) vs. 2023-Q2 (0.61): +10%

• Current May 2024 P18-49 average (0.60) vs. May 2023 (0.53): +13%

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

• P2+: 2148k (-11%)

• P18-49: 790k (-14%)

• Non-P18-49: 1358k (-9%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

WWE Smackdown
Friday, May 3, 2024
Lyon-Décines, France at LDLC Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 11,101

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q2 WWE Smackdown average: (13,961) vs. 2023-Q2 (10,204): +37%

DIGITAL

As of 12:05 pm, May 6

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

• 1.) Styles slaps Rhodes ahead of Backlash France – FULL SEGMENT: 607,240

• 2.) SmackDown, May 3, 2024 – Randy Orton and Kevin Owens brawl with The Bloodline before Backlash: 468,679

• 3.) 370,270 – Dragon Lee attacks Carlito backstage

• 4.) SmackDown, May 3, 2024 – Belair, Bayley, Naomi & Cargill, vs. Damage CTRL & Stratton: 272,441

• 5.) 270,687 – LA Knight sounds off with Santos Escobar over King of the Ring

• 6.) 194,127 – The Street Profits vs. A-Town Down Under in a title match

• 7.) 162,883 – LA Knight vs. Angel

• 8.) 132,280 – New Catch Republic vs. Authors of Pain

RECEPTION

As of 4:22 pm, May 6

Event rating:

• Cagematch.net voter rating: 7.50 (108 votes)

• This episode vs. last week (4.33): +73%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (5.96): +26%

• Current 2024-Q2 average (6.27) vs. 2023-Q2 (6.89): -9%

Match ratings:

• 6.44 (94 votes) – The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs. A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory & Grayson Waller) (c)

• 6.42 (100 votes) – New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate) vs. The Authors Of Pain (Akam & Rezar)

• 6.41 (100 votes) – Bayley, Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill & Naomi vs. Damage CTRL (Asuka, Dakota Kai & Kairi Sane) & Tiffany Stratton

• 5.16 (91 votes) – Angel vs. LA Knight

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