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TV RATINGS

WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, Nov. 22, 2024: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
1,578,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.46
Reported earlier by Programming Insider, not yet confirmed by Wrestlenomics.
Competition note: Smackdown was #1 on cable in P18-49 in primetime for the day. The Warriors vs. Pelicans game on ESPN was #2 with a 0.36 P18-49 rating. On broadcast, the Purdue vs. Michigan State game on Fox in Smackdown’s former time slot, had a 0.34 P18-49 rating.
P2+ comparisons:
This episode vs. last week (1,234,000): +28%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,404,000): +12%
Current 2024-Q4 P2+ average (1,468,000) vs. 2023-Q4 (2,149,000): -32%
Current Nov 2024 P2+ average (1,444,000) vs. Nov 2023 (2,173,000): -34%
P18-49 comparisons:
This episode vs. last week (0.32): +44%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.41): +12%
Current 2024-Q4 P18-49 average (0.44) vs. 2023-Q4 (0.56): -21%
Current Nov 2024 P18-49 average (0.42) vs. Nov 2023 (0.57): -26%
Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses:
P2+: 1578k (+11%)
P18-49: 617k (+8%)
F18-49: 234k (+13%)
M18-49: 384k (-11%)
Non-P18-49: 961k (+13%)
Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.




LIVE EVENTS
Data from WrestleTix
WWE Smackdown
Friday, November 22, 2024
Salt Lake City, UT at Delta Center
Estimated tickets distributed: 8,394
Market-to-market comparisons (Salt Lake City, UT):
2022-02-05 (Sat) – WWE Supershow: 3,969 (+111% vs. 8,394)
2022-09-23 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 6,697 (+25%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2023-03-25 (Sat) – WWE Road to WrestleMania: 6,247 (+34%)
2023-09-18 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 8,586 (-2%)
2023-10-07 (Sat) – AEW Collision: 2,245 (+274%)
2024-02-16 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 11,233 (-25%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q4 WWE Smackdown average: (10,223) vs. 2023-Q4 (10,370): -1%



RECEPTION
As of 5:21 pm, Nov 25
Event rating:
Cagematch.net voter rating: 7.22 (49 votes)
This episode vs. last week (7.14): +1%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.84): +6%
Current 2024-Q4 average (6.82) vs. 2023-Q4 (6.89): -1%
Match ratings:
6.32 (62 votes) – Bianca Belair and Blair Davenport vs. Chelsea Green
5.85 (53 votes) – Montez Ford vs. Tommaso Ciampa
4.78 (53 votes) – Santos Escobar vs. LA Knight (c)
3.86 (48 votes) – Candice LeRae & Tiffany Stratton vs. Bayley & Naomi

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