TV RATINGS

WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, Feb. 14, 2025: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
1,422,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.43

NOTE: The viewership data above has been confirmed by Wrestlenomics via a Nielsen source. The previously reported data was 1,384,000 viewers and a P18-49 rating of 0.42, relying on Programming Insider‘s usually accurate data. PWTorch has independently also reported the viewership data for this episode of Smackdown as 1,422,000 viewers and P18-49 rating of 0.43, so given PWTorch and my sourcing align, I’m confident in the accuracy of the data updated here. Programming Insider is a great resource that is usually very reliable and this is the first case to my memory that a wrestling program’s viewership data reported by Programming Insider seems to have been inaccurate. Comparisons and charts below have been updated. Quarter-hours consistent with this data will be reported soon.

Smackdown was still #2 in P18-49 among cable primetime for Friday. The NBA All-Star Celebrity Game on ESPN averaged a 0.45 P18-49 rating, according to our sourcing (rather than the 0.43 listed by Programming Insider).

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (1,507,000): -6%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,486,000): -4%
Current 2025-Q1 P2+ average (1,476,000) vs. 2024-Q1 (2,398,000): -38%
Current Feb 2025 P2+ average (1,464,000) vs. Feb 2024 (2,468,000): -41%

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P18-49 comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (0.48): -10%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.46): -7%
Current 2025-Q1 P18-49 average (0.45) vs. 2024-Q1 (0.67): -33%
Current Feb 2025 P18-49 average (0.45) vs. Feb 2024 (0.72): -38%

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+: 1422k (-4%)
P18-49: 582k (-6%)
Non-P18-49: 840k (-3%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

Friday, February 14, 2025
Washington, DC at Capital One Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 12,789

Market-to-market comparisons (Washington, DC):

2022-10-05 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 3,112 (N/M)
2022-10-07 (Fri) – AEW Rampage: 2,852 (N/M)
2022-12-05 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 8,125 (+57%)
2023-03-03 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 13,475 (-5%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2023-06-14 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 5,313 (+141%)
2023-11-13 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 9,942 (+29%)
2024-08-23 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 13,707 (-7%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2024-12-18 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 3,030 (N/M)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2025-Q1 WWE Smackdown average: (10,729) vs. 2024-Q1 (11,183): -4%

DIGITAL

As of 11:03 am, Feb 20

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

1.) 1,253,851 – Jimmy Uso superkicks Drew McIntyre
2.) 1,169,034 – Solo Sikoa to Jacob Fatu: “Bring the title back to the family”
3.) 263,216 – Cody Rhodes comes-face-to-face with Drew McIntyre
4.) 253,422 – Naomi qualifies for the Chamber against Chelsea Green
5.) 239,870 – LA Knight and The Miz argue over challenging Shinsuke Nakamura
6.) 201,395 – R-Truth vs. Carmelo Hayes
7.) 107,575 – Motor City Machine Guns overcome Los Garza

RECEPTION

As of 11:15 am, Feb 20

Event rating:

Cagematch.net voter rating: 6.17 (71 votes)
This episode vs. last week (5.77): +7%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.25): -1%
Current 2025-Q1 average (6.32) vs. 2024-Q1 (6.31): +0%

Match ratings:

6.72 (102 votes) – Damian Priest vs. Braun Strowman and Jacob Fatu
6.64 (100 votes) – Nia Jax vs. Tiffany Stratton (c)
6.04 (84 votes) – Los Garza (Angel & Berto) vs. The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)
5.58 (80 votes) – The Miz vs. LA Knight
5.27 (97 votes) – Naomi vs. Chelsea Green
Ineligible (<5 mins) – Carmelo Hayes vs. R-Truth