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TV RATINGS
WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, Oct. 4, 2024: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
1,518,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.47
Reported earlier by Programming Insider.
Competition note: Smackdown was #1 among cable originals for Friday in primetime.
Note: The comparisons below include episodes where Smackdown aired on Fox.
P2+ comparisons:
This episode vs. last week (1,568,000): -3%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,639,000): -7%
Current 2024-Q4 P2+ average (1,518,000) vs. 2023-Q4 (2,149,000): -29%
Current Oct 2024 P2+ average (1,518,000) vs. Oct 2023 (2,330,000): -35%
P18-49 comparisons:
This episode vs. last week (0.45): +4%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.48): -2%
Current 2024-Q4 P18-49 average (0.47) vs. 2023-Q4 (0.56): -16%
Current Oct 2024 P18-49 average (0.47) vs. Oct 2023 (0.62): -24%
Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses:
P2+: 1518k (-8%)
P18-49: 630k (+4%)
F18-49: 200k (-3%)
M18-49: 424k (+5%)
Non-P18-49: 888k (-9%)
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LIVE EVENTS
Data from WrestleTix
WWE Smackdown
Friday, October 4, 2024
Nashville, TN at Bridgestone Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 10,081
Market-to-market comparisons (Nashville, TN):
2021-10-04 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 5,395 (+87% vs. 10,081)
2022-01-21 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 6,589 (+53%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2022-02-16 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 4,891 (+106%)
2022-07-30 (Sat) – WWE Summerslam: 40,117 (-75%)
2023-01-02 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 9,218 (+9%)
2023-08-16 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 4,700 (+114%)
2023-11-27 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 10,521 (-4%)
2024-07-24 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 5,093 (+98%)
Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q4 WWE Smackdown average: (10,081) vs. 2023-Q4 (10,370): -3%
DIGITAL
As of 5:03 pm, Oct 7
Most-viewed YouTube videos on WWE’s official channel:
1.) 316,420 – Bayley drills Nia Jax with the Money in the Bank briefcase
2.) 315,245 – Michin leaves Chelsea Green a mess in Dumpster Match
3.) 304,145 – LA Knight hits a BFT on Carmelo Hayes following AJ Styles injury
4.) 228,160 – Naomi scores a huge victory over Tiffany Stratton
5.) 141,934 – The Street Profits and #DIY brutally table The Bloodline
RECEPTION
As of 5:21 pm, Oct 7
Event rating:
Cagematch.net voter rating: 7.37 (56 votes)
This episode vs. last week (6.77): +9%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.63): +11%
Current 2024-Q4 average (7.37) vs. 2023-Q4 (6.89): +7%
Match ratings:
8.18 (120 votes) – #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa) and The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs. The Bloodline (Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa) (c)
7.32 (104 votes) – Chelsea Green vs. Michin
5.80 (64 votes) – Naomi vs. Tiffany Stratton
4.65 (59 votes) – Carmelo Hayes vs. AJ Styles
This report was produced with the assistance of programming scripts created by me.