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TV RATINGS

WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, Mar. 28, 2025: 8:00 to 11:00 pm
1,350,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.40

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

Smackdown was #2 for the night on cable in P18-49. Kentucky vs. Tennessee in the college basketball tournament on TBS was #1 with a 0.60 P18-49 rating and 2,876,000 viewers.

Lowest P2+ since Dec. 20, 2024.

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (1,459,000): -7%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,626,000): -17%
Current 2025-Q1 P2+ average (1,532,000) vs. 2024-Q1 (2,398,000): -36%
Current Mar 2025 P2+ average (1,530,000) vs. Mar 2024 (2,313,000): -34%

P18-49 comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (0.39): +3%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.49): -18%
Current 2025-Q1 P18-49 average (0.46) vs. 2024-Q1 (0.67): -31%
Current Mar 2025 P18-49 average (0.46) vs. Mar 2024 (0.64): -28%

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+: 1350k (-18%)
P18-49: 536k (-23%)
F18-49: 167k (-25%)
M18-49: 377k (-8%)
Non-P18-49: 814k (-17%)

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LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

Friday, March 28, 2025
London, UK at The O2
Estimated tickets distributed: 15,051

Market-to-market comparisons (London, UK):

2022-04-29 (Fri) – WWE Live: 7,772 (+94%)
2023-06-30 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 17,604 (-15%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2023-07-01 (Sat) – WWE Money In The Bank: 17,617 (-15%)
2023-08-27 (Sun) – AEW All In: 83,131 (-82%)
2023-10-29 (Sun) – WWE Sunday Stunner: 8,291 (+82%)
2024-04-19 (Fri) – WWE Live: 16,410 (-8%)
2024-08-25 (Sun) – AEW All In: 53,922 (-72%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2025-Q1 WWE Smackdown average: (11,470) vs. 2024-Q1 (11,183): +3%

DIGITAL

As of 8:05 pm, Mar 31

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

1.) 746,055 – Randy Orton targets Cody Rhodes
2.) 457,906 – Jacob Fatu will gain gold with or without Solo Sikoa
3.) 409,271 – Randy Orton almost RKO’s Drew McIntyre in front of Cody Rhodes
4.) 364,071 – Paul Heyman reveals CM Punk will main event WrestleMania
5.) 356,371 – Naomi escapes Jade Cargill’s wrath
6.) 332,462 – Jacob Fatu ruins bout between LA Knight and Braun Strowman
7.) 332,055 – John Cena and Cody Rhodes’ intense confrontation

RECEPTION

As of 8:08 pm, Mar 31

Event rating:

Cagematch.net voter rating: 5.72 (75 votes)
This episode vs. last week (5.26): +9%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.38): -10%
Current 2025-Q1 average (6.01) vs. 2024-Q1 (6.31): -5%

Match ratings:

6.29 (83 votes) – Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) vs. The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) (c)
5.79 (80 votes) – Randy Orton vs. Drew McIntyre
4.86 (64 votes) – Charlotte Flair vs. Michin
4.64 (74 votes) – The Miz vs. Jimmy Uso
4.15 (78 votes) – Braun Strowman vs. LA Knight (c)
4.06 (65 votes) – The Secret Hervice (Alba Fyre & Piper Niven) vs. Katana Chance & Kayden Carter