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TV RATINGS

WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, Mar. 7, 2025: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
1,741,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.52

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

Smackdown was #1 in P18-49 for the night across both cable and broadcast. Fire Country on CBS was #2 with a 0.32 P18-49 rating.

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (1,731,000): +1%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,599,000): +9%
Current 2025-Q1 P2+ average (1,554,000) vs. 2024-Q1 (2,398,000): -35%
Current Mar 2025 P2+ average (1,741,000) vs. Mar 2024 (2,313,000): -25%

P18-49 comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (0.52): +0%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.48): +8%
Current 2025-Q1 P18-49 average (0.47) vs. 2024-Q1 (0.67): -30%
Current Mar 2025 P18-49 average (0.52) vs. Mar 2024 (0.64): -19%

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+: 1741k (+8%)
P18-49: 697k (+5%)
F18-49: 247k (+24%)
M18-49: 458k (-3%)
Non-P18-49: 1044k (+10%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

Friday, March 7, 2025
Philadelphia, PA at Wells Fargo Center
Estimated tickets distributed: 16,810

Market-to-market comparisons (Philadelphia, PA):

2024-04-05 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 18,150 (-7%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2024-04-05 (Fri) – ROH Supercard of Honor: 3,266 (N/M)
2024-04-06 (Sat) – WWE WrestleMania Night 1: 70,057 (-76%)
2024-04-07 (Sun) – WWE WrestleMania Night 2: 70,057 (-76%)
2024-04-08 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 18,486 (-9%)
2024-10-21 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 12,701 (+32%)
2024-11-02 (Sat) – AEW Collision: 2,842 (N/M)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2025-Q1 WWE Smackdown average: (11,365) vs. 2024-Q1 (11,183): +2%

DIGITAL

As of 8:03 pm, Mar 10

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

1.) 1,518,354 – FULL SEGMENT: Randy Orton goes off on John Cena and Kevin Owens
2.) 1,186,671 – Jade Cargill demolishes Naomi in return to SmackDown
3.) 1,106,439 – Cody Rhodes to John Cena: Come And Get Some
4.) 1,103,685 – Naomi admits to being Jade Cargill’s attacker
5.) 666,885 – Braun Strowman battles Solo Sikoa
6.) 556,434 – Jacob Fatu refuses to stay down after Braun Strowman’s assault
7.) 473,425 – LA Knight recaptures the United States Title in epic match

RECEPTION

As of 8:55 pm, Mar 10

Event rating:

Cagematch.net voter rating: 5.70 (66 votes)
This episode vs. last week (6.67): -15%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (5.36): +6%
Current 2025-Q1 average (5.94) vs. 2024-Q1 (6.31): -6%

Match ratings:

6.43 (81 votes) – Michin vs. Chelsea Green (c)
6.09 (81 votes) – LA Knight vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (c)
5.28 (71 votes) – Los Garza (Angel & Berto) and The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson)
5.07 (74 votes) – Piper Niven vs. Tiffany Stratton
3.92 (64 votes) – Drew McIntyre vs. Jimmy Uso
3.63 (66 votes) – Solo Sikoa vs. Braun Strowman