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TV RATINGS

WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, Nov. 1, 2024: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
1,428,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.42

Confirmed by Wrestlenomics via a Nielsen source.

Competition note: Smackdown ranked #2 in primetime in P18-49 on cable. The Timberwolves vs. Nuggets game, which started at 9:30 pm on ESPN, was #1 with a 0.47 demo rating; in total viewers the game averaged 1,396,000. The earlier NBA game between the Magic and Cavaliers, also on ESPN, averaged a 0.30 demo rating and total viewers of 912,000.

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (1,418,000): +1%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,492,000): -4%
Current 2024-Q4 P2+ average (1,479,000) vs. 2023-Q4 (2,149,000) on Fox: -31%
Current Nov 2024 P2+ average (1,428,000) vs. Nov 2023 (2,173,000) on Fox: -34%

P18-49 comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (0.43): -2%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.45): -7%
Current 2024-Q4 P18-49 average (0.45) vs. 2023-Q4 (0.56) on Fox: -20%
Current Nov 2024 P18-49 average (0.42) vs. Nov 2023 (0.57) on Fox: -26%

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

P2+: 1428k (-3%)
P18-49: 568k (-6%)
Non-P18-49: 860k (-0%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

This episode was taped as part of a double taping held the prior week in Brooklyn.

DIGITAL

As of 6:04 pm, Nov 4

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

1.) 1,425,626 – Roman Reigns and The Usos stand united before WWE Crown Jewel
2.) 451,568 – Kevin Owens and Gunther attack Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton
3.) 359,231 – FULL MATCH: Cody Rhodes & Randy Orton vs. Imperium
4.) 316,373 – Solo Sikoa: “Roman Reigns and The Usos will acknowledge me”
5.) 230,551 – IYO SKY wins Fatal 4-Way en route to Crown Jewel
6.) 151,982 – Bayley & Naomi defeat Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell
7.) 125,739 – B-Fab slams Elton Prince as Street Profits defeat Pretty Deadly

RECEPTION

As of 6:48 pm, Nov 4

Event rating:

Cagematch.net voter rating: 5.39 (30 votes)
This episode vs. last week (7.66): -30%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.91): -22%
Current 2024-Q4 average (6.61) vs. 2023-Q4 (6.89): -4%

Match ratings:

6.69 (54 votes) – Lash Legend vs. Piper Niven vs. IYO SKY vs. Bianca Belair
5.49 (42 votes) – Imperium (Gunther & Ludwig Kaiser) vs. Cody Rhodes & Randy Orton
4.54 (38 votes) – Bayley & Naomi vs. Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell
2.93 (44 votes) – Tiffany Stratton vs. Liv Morgan
Ineligible (<5 mins) – The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs. Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson)