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TV RATINGS

WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, Sep. 27, 2024: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
1,568,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.45

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

Competition note: Smackdown was #2 for the day in P18-49 among cable originals in primetime, only behind the Virginia Tech vs. Miami college football game on ESPN. Smackdown outranked the college football game on Fox in its former slot, Washington vs. Rutgers (0.38 P18-49 rating, 1,929,000 viewers total).

Note: The comparisons below, except for “vs. last week”, include viewership when Smackdown was on Fox.

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (1,494,000): +5%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,760,000): -11%
Current 2024-Q3 P2+ average (2,026,000) vs. 2023-Q3 (2,317,000): -13%
Current Sep 2024 P2+ average (1,639,000) vs. Sep 2023 (2,327,000): -30%

P18-49 comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (0.45): +0%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.50): -10%
Current 2024-Q3 P18-49 average (0.57) vs. 2023-Q3 (0.63): -10%
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+: 1568k (-10%)
P18-49: 603k (-9%)
F18-49: 207k (+2%)
M18-49: 397k (-15%)
Non-P18-49: 965k (-11%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

WWE Smackdown
Friday, September 27, 2024
Oklahoma City, OK at Paycom Center
Estimated tickets distributed: 8,196

Market-to-market comparisons (Oklahoma City, OK):

2021-08-30 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 4,818 (+70% vs. 8,196)
2022-02-04 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 4,912 (+67%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2022-10-17 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 6,489 (+26%)
2023-10-16 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 7,902 (+4%)
2023-12-20 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 4,631 (+77%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q3 WWE Smackdown average: (11,982) vs. 2023-Q3 (11,354): +6%

DIGITAL

As of 6:03 pm, Sep 30

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

1.) 504,869 – Cody Rhodes tells Randy Orton why he’ll team with Roman Reigns
2.) 206,749 – Bayley wins the right to challenge Nia Jax at WWE Bad Blood
3.) 191,852 – LA Knight disruption allows Carmelo Hayes to beat Andrade
4.) 134,711 – Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill will host WWE Bad Blood

RECEPTION

As of 6:35 pm, Sep 30

Event rating:

Cagematch.net voter rating: 6.86 (49 votes)
This episode vs. last week (6.63): +3%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.55): +5%
Current 2024-Q3 average (6.17) vs. 2023-Q3 (7.03): -12%

Match ratings:

7.91 (81 votes) – Andrade vs. Carmelo Hayes
6.66 (58 votes) – Bayley vs. Naomi
6.25 (54 votes) – The Bloodline (Jacob Fatu & Solo Sikoa) vs. Kevin Owens & Randy Orton
5.33 (47 votes) – Piper Niven vs. Michin