WWE Smackdown, Aug 29 on USA Network: 1,147,000 viewers; 0.28 P18-49 rating | TV ratings analysis

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TV RATINGS

WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, Aug. 29, 2025: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
1,147,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.28

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

This was the lowest non-preemption Smackdown in the history of the show for total viewership. In P18-49, the only non-preemption that was lower was the December, 29, 2023, episode of Smackdown, which was a “Best of” episode.

Smackdown was #2 on cable in P18-49 and #3 across cable and broadcast combined as college football on ESPN and Fox took the top spots.

P2+ comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (1,258,000): -9%
• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,447,000): -21%
• Current 2025-Q3 P2+ average (1,417,000) vs. 2024-Q3 (2,026,000): -30%
• Current Aug 2025 P2+ average (1,387,000) vs. Aug 2024 (2,161,000): -36%

P18-49 comparisons: