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NOTE: The TV ratings data here is measured with Nielsen’s new Big Data + Panel methodology, which complicates comparisons. Read my earlier post about what that means here.
TV RATINGS
Reported earlier by Programming Insider.
Smackdown was #2 across both cable and broadcast for the night in P18-49.
LIVE EVENTS
Data from WrestleTix
Friday, September 26, 2025
Orlando, FL at Kia Center
Estimated tickets distributed: 10,641
Market-to-market comparisons (Orlando, FL):
- 2022-03-06 (Sun) – AEW Revolution: 8,700 (+22%)
- 2022-07-15 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 8,397 (+27%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
- 2023-02-06 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 9,926 (+7%)
- 2023-07-21 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 12,287 (-13%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
- 2023-12-27 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 5,729 (+86%)
- 2024-08-16 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 14,136 (-25%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
- 2024-12-28 (Sat) – WWE Live Holiday Tour: 7,864 (+35%)
- 2024-12-28 (Sat) – AEW Worlds End: 7,005 (+52%)
Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2025-Q3 WWE Smackdown average: (11,018) vs. 2024-Q3 (11,982): -8%
YOUTUBE
Videos tracked since 9 PM Fri Sep 26 2025 as of 6 PM Thu Oct 2 2025 U.S. Eastern Time.
RECEPTION
As of 6:25 pm, Oct 2
Event rating:
- Cagematch.net voter rating: 5.66 (49 votes)
- This episode vs. last week (7.38): -23%
No match ratings available yet.
This report was produced with the assistance of programming scripts created and maintained by me.
Brandon Thurston has written about wrestling business since 2015. He operates and owns Wrestlenomics.