WWE Smackdown, Aug 15 on USA Network: 1,430,000 viewers; 0.35 P18-49 rating

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TV RATINGS

WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, Aug. 15, 2025: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
1,430,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.35

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

Smackdown was #1 for the night across both broadcast and cable in P18-49. The NFL preseason game, Titans vs. Falcons, on NFL Network was #2 with a 0.29 P18-49 rating.

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (1,557,000): -8%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,588,000): -10%
Current 2025-Q3 P2+ average (1,478,000) vs. 2024-Q3 (2,026,000): -27%
Current Aug 2025 P2+ average (1,510,000) vs. Aug 2024 (2,161,000): -30%

P18-49 comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (0.48): -27%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.47): -26%
Current 2025-Q3 P18-49 average (0.42) vs. 2024-Q3 (0.57): -26%
Current Aug 2025 P18-49 average (0.43) vs. Aug 2024 (0.59): -27%

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+: 1430k (-8%)
P18-49: 469k (-26%)
F18-49: 194k (-11%)
M18-49: 283k (-30%)
Non-P18-49: 961k (+3%)

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LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

Friday, August 15, 2025
Boston, MA at TD Garden
Estimated tickets distributed: 12,317

Market-to-market comparisons (Boston, MA):

2023-07-19 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 8,956 (+38%)
2023-09-08 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 11,776 (+5%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2023-12-27 (Wed) – WWE Live Holiday Tour: 9,626 (+28%)
2024-03-13 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 9,514 (+29%)
2024-07-01 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 12,566 (-2%)
2024-12-16 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 11,040 (+12%)
2025-04-16 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 3,181 (+287%)
2025-04-17 (Thu) – AEW Collision: 2,125 (N/M)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2025-Q3 WWE Smackdown average: (11,854) vs. 2024-Q3 (11,982): -1%

YOUTUBE

Videos tracked since 9 PM Fri Aug 15 2025 as of 7 PM Mon Aug 18 2025 U.S. Eastern Time.

RECEPTION

As of 7:14 pm, Aug 18

Event rating:

Cagematch.net voter rating: 4.55 (50 votes)
This episode vs. last week (3.28): +39%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (4.73): -4%
Current 2025-Q3 average (4.42) vs. 2024-Q3 (6.13): -28%

Match ratings:

6.99 (68 votes) – Melo Don’t Miz (Carmelo Hayes & The Miz) vs. Fraxiom (Axiom & Nathan Frazer)
6.47 (58 votes) – The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs. #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa)
5.33 (50 votes) – Jacob Fatu, Jimmy Uso & Sami Zayn vs. MFT (JC Mateo, Solo Sikoa & Tonga Loa)
4.40 (56 votes) – Piper Niven vs. Alexa Bliss