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TV RATINGS

WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, Sep. 20, 2024: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
1,494,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.45

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

Competition note: Smackdown was #1 in P18-49 among cable originals in primetime, ahead of college football (Stanford vs. Syracuse) on ESPN which had a 0.34 P18-49 rating.

Another note: Except for “vs. last week”, the comparisons below include viewership of Smackdown episodes that aired on Fox which is available in a greater number of households than USA Network.

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (1,723,000): -13%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,899,000): -21%
Current 2024-Q3 P2+ average (2,064,000) vs. 2023-Q3 (2,317,000): -11%
Current Sep 2024 P2+ average (1,662,000) vs. Sep 2023 (2,327,000): -29%

P18-49 comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (0.55): -18%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.52): -13%
Current 2024-Q3 P18-49 average (0.58) vs. 2023-Q3 (0.63): -8%
Current Sep 2024 P18-49 average (0.48) vs. Sep 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+: 1494k (-22%)
P18-49: 603k (-17%)
F18-49: 207k (-4%)
M18-49: 404k (-21%)
Non-P18-49: 891k (-28%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

WWE Smackdown
Friday, September 20, 2024
Sacramento, CA at Golden 1 Center
Estimated tickets distributed: 13,789

Market-to-market comparisons (Sacramento, CA):

2021-10-18 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 7,382 (+87% vs. 13,789)
2022-07-09 (Sat) – WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event: 7,829 (+76%)
2023-03-08 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 5,468 (+152%)
2023-09-29 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 12,632 (+9%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q3 WWE Smackdown average: (12,326) vs. 2023-Q3 (11,354): +9%

DIGITAL

As of 5:03 pm, Sep 23

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

1.) 325,451 – Kevin Owens and #DIY brawl with The Bloodline
2.) 304,890 – Bayley and Naomi both pin Nia Jax in high-stakes match
3.) 212,286 – Apollo Crews hands Giovanni Vinci another humiliating loss
4.) 206,847 – LA Knight overcomes Andrade in United States Title Match
5.) 206,589 – The Street Profits and Kevin Owens repel The Bloodline
6.) 183,839 – Cody Rhodes saves Kevin Owens after Bloodline onslaught

RECEPTION

As of 5:13 pm, Sep 23

Event rating:

Cagematch.net voter rating: 6.78 (45 votes)
This episode vs. last week (7.63): -11%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.43): +5%
Current 2024-Q3 average (6.12) vs. 2023-Q3 (7.03): -13%

Match ratings:

7.18 (82 votes) – Andrade vs. LA Knight (c)
6.02 (56 votes) – The Bloodline (Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa) vs. Kevin Owens & The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford)
5.34 (60 votes) – Nia Jax & Tiffany Stratton vs. Bayley & Naomi
Ineligible (<5 mins) – Apollo Crews vs. Giovanni Vinci