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TV RATINGS
WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Wed, Jan. 17, 2025: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
1,403,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.42
Reported earlier by Programming Insider, not yet confirmed by Wrestlenomics.
Smackdown ranked #1 for the night in P18-49, overall among cable and broadcast. Magic vs. Celtics on ESPN was #2 with a 0.36 P18-49 rating.
P2+ comparisons:
This episode vs. last week (1,436,000): -2%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,467,000): -4%
Current 2025-Q1 P2+ average (1,456,000) vs. 2024-Q1 (2,398,000): -39%
Current Jan 2025 P2+ average (1,456,000) vs. Jan 2024 (2,433,000): -40%
P18-49 comparisons:
This episode vs. last week (0.40): +5%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.42): +0%
Current 2025-Q1 P18-49 average (0.42) vs. 2024-Q1 (0.67): -37%
Current Jan 2025 P18-49 average (0.42) vs. Jan 2024 (0.66): -36%
Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses:
P2+: 1403k (-2%)
P18-49: 563k (+4%)
F18-49: 180k (-2%)
M18-49: 384k (+8%)
Non-P18-49: 840k (-6%)
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LIVE EVENTS
Data from WrestleTix
Friday, January 17, 2025
San Diego, CA at Pechanga Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 10,982
Market-to-market comparisons (San Diego, CA):
2021-08-23 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 6,966 (+58% vs. 10,982)
2022-07-04 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 6,121 (+79%)
2023-05-31 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 5,414 (+103%)
2024-01-01 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 11,031 (-0%)
Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2025-Q1 WWE Smackdown average: (10,342) vs. 2024-Q1 (11,183): -8%
DIGITAL
As of 10:03 am, Jan 21
Most-viewed YouTube videos on WWE’s official channel:
1.) 948,724 – Solo Sikoa gets booed out of the building
2.) 889,719 – Braun Strowman returns to stop a Jacob Fatu attack on LA Knight
3.) 517,578 – Cody Rhodes helps Rey Mysterio fend off Kevin Owens
4.) 421,152 – Jimmy Uso battles Carmelo Hayes in a thriller
5.) 419,203 – Kevin Owens picks a fight with Rey Mysterio
6.) 409,424 – Charlotte Flair’s return to WWE is imminent
7.) 285,084 – Rey Mysterio clashes with Kevin Owens
RECEPTION
As of 9:57 am, Jan 22
Event rating:
Cagematch.net voter rating: 7.21 (99 votes)
This episode vs. last week (5.64): +28%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.06): +19%
Current 2025-Q1 average (6.77) vs. 2024-Q1 (6.31): +7%
Match ratings:
7.57 (179 votes) – Bayley vs. Tiffany Stratton (c)
7.44 (173 votes) – Rey Mysterio vs. Kevin Owens
6.91 (139 votes) – Los Garza (Angel & Berto) vs. The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)
6.31 (127 votes) – Carmelo Hayes vs. Jimmy Uso
5.85 (113 votes) – Candice LeRae & Nia Jax vs. Bianca Belair & Naomi
Ineligible (<5 mins) – Piper Niven vs. B-Fab
This report was produced with the assistance of programming scripts created by me.