WWE Smackdown, Sep 5 on USA Network: 1,585,000 viewers; 0.51 P18-49 rating

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TV RATINGS

WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, Sep. 5, 2025: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
1,585,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.51

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

Smackdown was #1 for the night on across both cable and broadcast in P18-49.

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (1,147,000): +38%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,348,000): +18%
Current 2025-Q3 P2+ average (1,434,000) vs. 2024-Q3 (2,026,000): -29%
Current Sep 2025 P2+ average (1,585,000) vs. Sep 2024 (1,639,000): -3%

P18-49 comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (0.28): +82%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.36): +42%
Current 2025-Q3 P18-49 average (0.40) vs. 2024-Q3 (0.57): -30%
Current Sep 2025 P18-49 average (0.51) vs. Sep 2024 (0.48): +6%

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+: 1585k (+18%)
P18-49: 684k (+46%)
F18-49: 274k (+47%)
M18-49: 411k (+44%)
Non-P18-49: 901k (+6%)

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