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TV RATINGS

WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, Sep. 13, 2024: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
1,723,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.55

Note: Comparisons below are against episodes that aired on Fox.

Competition note: Smackdown was by far #1 in P18-49 on cable in primetime for Friday, according to Programming Insider. The #2 telecast on cable was the UNLV vs. Kansas college football game on ESPN, which averaged a 0.36 P18-49 rating and 1,324,000 viewers.

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (1,770,000): -3%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (2,032,000): -15%
Current 2024-Q3 P2+ average (2,116,000) vs. 2023-Q3 (2,317,000): -9%
Current Sep 2024 P2+ average (1,746,000) vs. Sep 2023 (2,327,000): -25%

P18-49 comparisons:

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This episode vs. last week (0.45): +22%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.54): +2%
Current 2024-Q3 P18-49 average (0.59) vs. 2023-Q3 (0.63): -6%
Current Sep 2024 P18-49 average (0.50) vs. Sep 2023 (0.62): -19%

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

P2+: 1723k (-16%)
P18-49: 731k (+1%)
F18-49: 200k (-14%)
M18-49: 532k (+7%)
Non-P18-49: 992k (-25%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

WWE Smackdown
Friday, September 13, 2024
Seattle, WA at Climate Pledge Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 13,732

Market-to-market comparisons (Seattle, WA):

2022-09-09 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 9,814 (+40% vs. 13,732) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2023-01-04 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 9,121 (+51%)
2023-04-10 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 10,520 (+31%)
2023-09-30 (Sat) – AEW Collision: 4,417 (+211%)
2023-10-01 (Sun) – AEW WrestleDream: 6,771 (+103%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q3 WWE Smackdown average: (12,158) vs. 2023-Q3 (11,354): +7%

DIGITAL

As of 4:04 pm, Sep 16

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

1.) 1,373,602 – Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes agree to join forces at Bad Blood
2.) 1,017,711 – Roman Reigns locks The Bloodline inside a Steel Cage
3.) 539,274 – Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes form a dream team
4.) 472,413 – Triple H ushers in a new era of SmackDown
5.) 358,638 – Nia Jax determines her Bad Blood challenger
6.) 275,704 – Randy Orton teams with Kevin Owens to defeat A-Town Down Under
7.) 190,119 – Andrade downs Carmelo Hayes in No. 1 Contender’s battle

RECEPTION

As of 4:36 pm, Sep 16

Event rating:

Cagematch.net voter rating: 7.71 (71 votes)
This episode vs. last week (5.53): +39%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.27): +23%
Current 2024-Q3 average (6.06) vs. 2023-Q3 (7.03): -14%

Match ratings:

7.67 (134 votes) – Solo Sikoa vs. Cody Rhodes (c)
7.17 (86 votes) – Carmelo Hayes vs. Andrade
6.18 (72 votes) – A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory & Grayson Waller) vs. Kevin Owens & Randy Orton
Ineligible (<5 mins) – Piper Niven vs. Michin