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TV RATINGS

WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, Mar. 21, 2025: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
1,459,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.39

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

Smackdown ranked #5 for the night on cable in primetime in P18-49. First round March Madness college basketball tournament games on TBS and TNT took the #1 through #4 spots.

Lowest total viewership since Feb. 14, 2025 and lowest P18-49 since Dec. 20, 2024.

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (1,571,000): -7%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,695,000): -14%
Current 2025-Q1 P2+ average (1,547,000) vs. 2024-Q1 (2,398,000): -35%
Current Mar 2025 P2+ average (1,590,000) vs. Mar 2024 (2,313,000): -31%

P18-49 comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (0.52): -25%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.52): -25%
Current 2025-Q1 P18-49 average (0.47) vs. 2024-Q1 (0.67): -30%
Current Mar 2025 P18-49 average (0.48) vs. Mar 2024 (0.64): -25%

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+: 1459k (-16%)
P18-49: 523k (-25%)
F18-49: 194k (-18%)
M18-49: 330k (-28%)
Non-P18-49: 936k (-10%)

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LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

Friday, March 21, 2025
Bologna, Italy at Unipol Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 8,932

Market-to-market comparisons (Bologna, Italy):

2024-05-01 (Wed) – WWE Live: 8,488 (+5% vs. 8,932)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2025-Q1 WWE Smackdown average: (11,144) vs. 2024-Q1 (11,183): -0%

DIGITAL

As of 5:04 pm, Mar 24

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

1.) 1,718,160 – FULL SEGMENT – Roman Reigns, CM Punk, and Seth Rollins’ MAJOR BRAWL: SmackDown, March 21, 2025
2.) 631,589 – Naomi helps Liv Morgan steal a win from Jade Cargill
3.) 524,970 – Italy sings with Randy Orton
4.) 474,912 – Best crowd reactions – Bologna, Italy: SmackDown, March 21, 2025
5.) 464,804 – Naomi treats Jade Cargill to a vicious beatdown
6.) 463,172 – Cody Rhodes and John Cena meet in intense face-to-face
7.) 359,713 – Braun Strowman earns title bout after Jacob Fatu gets disqualified: SmackDown, March 21, 2025

RECEPTION

As of 5:34 pm, Mar 24

Event rating:

Cagematch.net voter rating: 5.23 (87 votes)
This episode vs. last week (7.93): -34%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (5.78): -9%
Current 2025-Q1 average (6.03) vs. 2024-Q1 (6.31): -4%

Match ratings:

7.05 (90 votes) – The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs. Los Garza (Angel & Berto)
6.24 (89 votes) – Liv Morgan vs. Jade Cargill
5.34 (86 votes) – Braun Strowman vs. Jacob Fatu
5.20 (85 votes) – Drew McIntyre & Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Damian Priest & Jimmy Uso
4.62 (83 votes) – Piper Niven vs. Zelina Vega