WWE Smackdown, Jul 18 on USA Network: 1,546,000 viewers; 0.45 P18-49 rating

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TV RATINGS

WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, Jul. 18, 2025: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
1,546,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.45

Highest total viewership and P18-49 for Smackdown since April 25.

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

Smackdown was #1 for the night across both cable and broadcast in P18-49. The WNBA 3-Point and Skills Challenge on ESPN was #2 with a 0.31 P18-49 rating.

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (1,399,000): +11%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,385,000): +12%
Current 2025-Q3 P2+ average (1,370,000) vs. 2024-Q3 (2,026,000): -32%
Current Jul 2025 P2+ average (1,370,000) vs. Jul 2024 (2,246,000): -39%

P18-49 comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (0.37): +22%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.37): +22%
Current 2025-Q3 P18-49 average (0.38) vs. 2024-Q3 (0.57): -33%
Current Jul 2025 P18-49 average (0.38) vs. Jul 2024 (0.63): -40%

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+: 1546k (+9%)
P18-49: 603k (+20%)
F18-49: 220k (+24%)
M18-49: 377k (+12%)
Non-P18-49: 943k (+5%)

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LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

Friday, July 18, 2025
San Antonio, TX at Frost Bank Center
Estimated tickets distributed: 15,029

Market-to-market comparisons (San Antonio, TX):

2022-03-16 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 6,775 (+122%)
2022-07-11 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 7,958 (+89%)
2022-12-21 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 5,317 (+183%)
2023-01-28 (Sat) – WWE Royal Rumble: 47,585 (-68%)
2023-10-20 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 14,149 (+6%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2023-12-23 (Sat) – AEW Collision: 4,874 (+208%)
2024-03-04 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 13,748 (+9%)
2025-01-25 (Sat) – WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event: 15,575 (-4%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2025-Q3 WWE Smackdown average: (12,674) vs. 2024-Q3 (11,982): +6%

YOUTUBE

Videos tracked since 9 PM Fri Jul 18 2025 as of 7 PM Mon Jul 21 2025 U.S. Eastern Time.

RECEPTION

As of 7:02 pm, Jul 21

Event rating:

Cagematch.net voter rating: 6.33 (56 votes)
This episode vs. last week (3.1): +104%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (5.21): +21%
Current 2025-Q3 average (4.71) vs. 2024-Q3 (6.13): -23%

Match ratings:

7.80 (92 votes) – The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. Fraxiom (Axiom & Nathan Frazer) vs. #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa) vs. Andrade & Rey Fenix
6.06 (68 votes) – Damian Priest vs. Carmelo Hayes
5.50 (65 votes) – Raquel Rodriguez vs. Charlotte Flair
Ineligible (<5 mins) – Stephanie Vaquer vs. Alba Fyre