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TV RATINGS

WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, Feb. 28, 2025: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
1,731,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.52

Reported earlier by Programming Insider, not yet confirmed by Wrestlenomics.

Highest P18-49 viewership since the return of Smackdown to USA on September 13, 2024.

Smackdown was #1 in P18-49 for the night across both cable and broadcast. Celtics vs. Cavaliers on ESPN was #2 with a 0.51 demo rating.

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (1,736,000): -0%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,561,000): +11%
Current 2025-Q1 P2+ average (1,533,000) vs. 2024-Q1 (2,398,000): -36%
Current Feb 2025 P2+ average (1,599,000) vs. Feb 2024 (2,468,000): -35%

P18-49 comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (0.51): +2%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.48): +8%
Current 2025-Q1 P18-49 average (0.46) vs. 2024-Q1 (0.67): -31%
Current Feb 2025 P18-49 average (0.48) vs. Feb 2024 (0.72): -33%

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+: 1731k (+12%)
P18-49: 697k (+5%)
F18-49: 200k (+3%)
M18-49: 478k (+1%)
Non-P18-49: 1034k (+18%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

Friday, February 28, 2025
Toronto, ON at Scotiabank Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 11,905

Market-to-market comparisons (Toronto, ON):

2023-06-24 (Sat) – AEW Collision: 6,358 (+87%)
2023-06-25 (Sun) – AEW Forbidden Door: 13,631 (-13%)
2023-08-18 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 14,291 (-17%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2023-12-29 (Fri) – WWE Live Holiday Tour: 8,763 (+36%)
2024-03-20 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 6,505 (+83%)
2024-07-05 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 16,980 (-30%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2024-07-06 (Sat) – WWE Money in the Bank: 18,555 (-36%)
2024-07-07 (Sun) – WWE Heatwave: 9,044 (+32%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2025-Q1 WWE Smackdown average: (10,760) vs. 2024-Q1 (11,183): -4%

DIGITAL

As of 5:04 pm, Mar 3

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

1.) 341,608 – Punk, Rollins, McIntyre, and Priest argue before Chamber
2.) 256,203 – Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens sound off before Unsanctioned Match
3.) 229,854 – Jacob Fatu qualifies for No. 1 Contender’s Triple Threat Match
4.) 218,267 – Tiffany Stratton and Trish Stratus repel Nia Jax’s disruption
5.) 196,187 – The Street Profits vs. Los Garza descends into tag team bedlam
6.) 190,843 – Drew McIntyre: “I will bury John Cena inside the Chamber”
7.) 98,472 – LA Knight qualifies for No. 1 Contender’s Triple Threat Match

RECEPTION

As of 5:10 pm, Mar 3

Event rating:

Cagematch.net voter rating: 6.74 (61 votes)
This episode vs. last week (2.91): +132%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (5.18): +30%
Current 2025-Q1 average (5.99) vs. 2024-Q1 (6.31): -5%

Match ratings:

7.18 (105 votes) – Jacob Fatu vs. Andrade
6.39 (75 votes) – LA Knight vs. Carmelo Hayes and Jacob Fatu
6.13 (76 votes) – Roxanne Perez & The Judgment Day (Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez) vs. Bayley, Bianca Belair & Naomi
5.31 (77 votes) – LA Knight vs. Santos Escobar
4.28 (75 votes) – Chelsea Green vs. Tiffany Stratton
Ineligible (<5 mins) – Carmelo Hayes vs. Braun Strowman