Wrestlenomics is not affiliated with or licensed by Nielsen.

TV RATINGS

WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, Apr. 4, 2025: 8:00 to 11:00 pm
1,578,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.47

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

Smackdown was #4 for the night in P18-49 on cable. The women’s college basketball Final Four games on ESPN and the studio show between the two games were #1 through #3.

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (1,350,000): +17%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,530,000): +3%
Current 2025-Q2 P2+ average (1,578,000) vs. 2024-Q2 (2,250,000): -30%
Current Apr 2025 P2+ average (1,578,000) vs. Apr 2024 (2,394,000): -34%

P18-49 comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (0.40): +17%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.46): +2%
Current 2025-Q2 P18-49 average (0.47) vs. 2024-Q2 (0.64): -27%
Current Apr 2025 P18-49 average (0.47) vs. Apr 2024 (0.68): -31%

Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses. Some viewer counts may be based on the national rating for that demo:

P2+: 1578k (+4%)
P18-49: 630k (+2%)
F18-49: 207k (-6%)
M18-49: 417k (+13%)
Non-P18-49: 948k (+5%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

Friday, April 4, 2025
Rosemont, IL at Allstate Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 15,818

Market-to-market comparisons (Rosemont, IL):

2022-06-05 (Sun) – WWE Hell in a Cell: 12,834 (+23%)
2023-04-24 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 12,952 (+22%)
2023-11-24 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 15,937 (-1%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2023-11-25 (Sat) – WWE Survivor Series: 17,102 (-8%)
2024-03-25 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 15,464 (+2%)
2024-06-21 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 14,698 (+8%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2024-10-01 (Tue) – WWE NXT: 7,497 (+111%)
2024-12-29 (Sun) – WWE Live Holiday Tour: 12,213 (+30%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2025-Q2 WWE Smackdown average: (15,818) vs. 2024-Q2 (12,370): +28%

DIGITAL

As of 8:03 pm, Apr 7

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

1.) 1,324,026 – Kevin Owens forced to bow out of WrestleMania due to neck injury
2.) 473,184 – Rey Fenix emerges on SmackDown for the first time
3.) 360,226 – Rey Fenix victorious in SmackDown debut against Nathan Frazer
4.) 268,872 – LA Knight vs. Tama Tonga
5.) 239,511 – Cody Rhodes grounds John Cena with Cross Rhodes
6.) 184,842 – CM Punk returns to Chicago as a WrestleMania main eventer

RECEPTION

As of 8:29 pm, Apr 7

Event rating:

Cagematch.net voter rating: 7.70 (92 votes)
This episode vs. last week (5.61): +37%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.10): +26%
Current 2025-Q2 average (7.70) vs. 2024-Q2 (6.44): +20%

Match ratings:

7.65 (141 votes) – Braun Strowman vs. Jacob Fatu
7.35 (176 votes) – Rey Fenix vs. Nathan Frazer
6.38 (103 votes) – #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa) vs. The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)
5.78 (99 votes) – LA Knight vs. Tama Tonga
Ineligible (<5 mins) – B-Fab vs. Naomi