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TV RATINGS
WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, Oct. 11, 2024: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
1,652,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.49
Confirmed by Wrestlenomics according to a Nielsen source.
Competition note: Smackdown was #1 for the day on cable in P18-49, ahead of college football games on ESPN and FS1.
Note: Many of the comparisons below are based on data when Smackdown episodes aired on Fox, before September 13.
P2+ comparisons:
This episode vs. last week (1,518,000): +9%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,576,000): +5%
Current 2024-Q4 P2+ average (1,585,000) vs. 2023-Q4 (2,149,000): -26%
Current Oct 2024 P2+ average (1,585,000) vs. Oct 2023 (2,330,000): -32%
P18-49 comparisons:
This episode vs. last week (0.47): +4%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.48): +2%
Current 2024-Q4 P18-49 average (0.48) vs. 2023-Q4 (0.56): -14%
Current Oct 2024 P18-49 average (0.48) vs. Oct 2023 (0.62): -23%
Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses:
P2+: 1652k (+7%)
P18-49: 651k (+5%)
Non-P18-49: 1001k (+8%)
Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.
LIVE EVENTS
Data from WrestleTix
WWE Smackdown
Friday, October 11, 2024
Greenville, SC at Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 7,763
Market-to-market comparisons (Greenville, SC):
2022-08-05 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 6,585 (+18% vs. 7,763) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2023-02-03 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 9,756 (-20%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2023-08-05 (Sat) – AEW Collision: 4,524 (+72%)
2023-10-30 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 7,959 (-2%)
2024-05-13 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 8,326 (-7%)
2024-07-31 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 2,961 (+162%)
Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q4 WWE Smackdown average: (8,922) vs. 2023-Q4 (10,370): -14%
DIGITAL
As of 5:09 pm, Oct 14
Most-viewed YouTube videos on WWE’s official channel:
1.) 1,244,505 – Jimmy Uso says Roman Reigns no longer has a tribe
2.) 650,822 – Kevin Owens confronts Cody Rhodes
3.) 640,197 – Rhea Ripley takes out The Judgment Day
4.) 616,699 – Kevin Owens attacks Randy Orton in the parking lot
5.) 390,647 – The Judgment Day help Naomi defeat Nia Jax
6.) 364,892 – Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns have Rocky night at WWE Bad Blood
7.) 311,913 – Nia Jax gets confronted by Naomi and Liv Morgan
RECEPTION
As of 5:39 pm, Oct 14
Event rating:
Cagematch.net voter rating: 6.98 (41 votes)
This episode vs. last week (7.29): -4%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (7.06): -1%
Current 2024-Q4 average (7.13) vs. 2023-Q4 (6.89): +4%
Match ratings:
6.47 (54 votes) – Carmelo Hayes vs. LA Knight (c)
6.29 (51 votes) – Nia Jax vs. Naomi
6.00 (49 votes) – Jimmy Uso vs. Solo Sikoa
Ineligible (<5 mins) – Meta-Four (Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend) vs. Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill (c)
This report was produced with the assistance of programming scripts created by me.