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TV RATINGS

WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, Nov. 15, 2024: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
1,234,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.32

Confirmed by Wrestlenomics via a Nielsen source.

LOWEST P2+ AND P18-49 SINCE MOVE TO USA NETWORK.

Competition note: Smackdown was #2 for the night on cable in P18-49. The Lakers vs. Spurs game on ESPN was #1 with a 0.35 P18-49 rating and 1,280,000 viewers total. Smackdown also went head-to-head with the highly-viewed Netflix boxing card with the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight. The main event and the Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano fight before it took place after Smackdown was over. Netflix announced the main event was watched by 60 million households globally and the Taylor-Serrano fight was seen by 50 million households.

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (1,536,000): -20%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,440,000): -14%
Current 2024-Q4 P2+ average (1,452,000) vs. 2023-Q4 (2,149,000): -32%
Current Nov 2024 P2+ average (1,399,000) vs. Nov 2023 (2,173,000): -36%

P18-49 comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (0.47): -32%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.44): -27%
Current 2024-Q4 P18-49 average (0.43) vs. 2023-Q4 (0.56): -23%
Current Nov 2024 P18-49 average (0.40) vs. Nov 2023 (0.57): -30%

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

P2+: 1234k (-13%)
P18-49: 432k (-25%)
Non-P18-49: 802k (-6%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

WWE Smackdown
Friday, November 15, 2024
Milwaukee, WI at Fiserv Forum
Estimated tickets distributed: 10,690

Market-to-market comparisons (Milwaukee, WI):

2021-07-31 (Sat) – WWE Supershow: 6,433 (+66% vs. 10,690)
2021-08-25 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 5,531 (+93%)
2021-12-20 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 5,167 (+107%)
2022-04-08 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 8,115 (+32%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2022-06-22 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 4,336 (+147%)
2022-12-12 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 6,902 (+55%)
2023-03-18 (Sat) – WWE Road to WrestleMania: 6,457 (+66%)
2023-04-12 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 3,273 (+227%)
2023-10-27 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 11,476 (-7%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2024-03-22 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 11,253 (-5%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2024-09-04 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 2,313 (N/M)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q4 WWE Smackdown average: (10,528) vs. 2023-Q4 (10,370): +2%

DIGITAL

As of 4:04 pm, Nov 18

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

1.) 559,568 – Roman Reigns finds Paul Heyman’s phone number disconnected
2.) 400,070 – Shinsuke Nakamura makes a stunning return
3.) 371,076 – Cody Rhodes demands Kevin Owens get the beatdown he deserves
4.) 348,006 – FULL MATCH: Naomi vs. Nia Jax
5.) 200,763 – Bayley advances in the Women’s United States Title Tournament
6.) 190,956 – LA Knight issues a United States Title Open Challenge
7.) 152,959 – LA Knight puts down Berto in a United States Title Match

RECEPTION

As of 4:37 pm, Nov 18

Event rating:

Cagematch.net voter rating: 7.35 (47 votes)
This episode vs. last week (7.29): +1%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.55): +12%
Current 2024-Q4 average (6.80) vs. 2023-Q4 (6.89): -1%

Match ratings:

7.21 (69 votes) – Naomi vs. Nia Jax (c)
5.93 (55 votes) – B-Fab and Candice LeRae vs. Bayley
5.82 (54 votes) – The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs. The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) (c)
5.66 (52 votes) – Berto vs. LA Knight (c)