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Friday night’s WWE SmackDown averaged 1.495 million viewers on USA Network, down 13.2 percent from last week. It’s the lowest audience total of the year for the show, although it’s only SmackDown’s second week on the current network after airing on Fox until September 13.

SmackDown drew a 0.45 rating in the 18-49 demo. That led cable television on the day and was third on all of TV, trailing only college football on Fox as well as the college football pre-game show. SmackDown was down 18.2 percent from last week and tied the last Fox episode for the lowest rating the show has done in that demo in 2024.

As compared to the same week in 2023, when the show aired on Fox so not really a fair comparison, SmackDown’s overall audience was down 32.9 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 28.6 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown. The first nine weeks on the chart are from Fox airings while the last is from the USA premiere. This week’s show was down 24.1 percent in overall viewers and down 22.4 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

Friday night’s WWE SmackDown — the first episode back on USA Network since 2019 — averaged 1.723 million viewers. That’s down 2.7 percent from the show’s last episode on Fox the previous week.

The last time SmackDown aired on USA Network in September 2019, it averaged 2.099 million viewers on a week where Raw averaged 2.21 million. Last Monday’s Raw did 1.43 million viewers.

SmackDown drew a 0.55 rating in the 18-49 demo. The rating is up 22.2 percent from the final SmackDown on Fox.

USA Network will be SmackDown’s television home until at least 2029 with WWE and NBCUniversal reaching a five-year agreement for the show. As part of the deal, there will also be four prime time in-ring specials per year airing on NBC.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. These are for Fox airings of the show (with the advantage of airing on broadcast television instead of cable). This week’s episode on USA was down 20.1 percent in overall viewers and down 6.8 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

Friday night’s WWE SmackDown episode averaged 1.77 million viewers on Fox, down 13.8 percent from the previous week. It’s the lowest viewership the show has done on Fox aside from a best-of episode that aired in December of last year.

SmackDown drew a 0.45 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 15.1 percent from last week and — aside from the best-of episode — it’s the lowest rating the show has done since August 2022. It’s the ninth lowest rating in the history of SmackDown on Fox.

The show went head-to-head with an NFL game on Peacock, which averaged over 14 million viewers. It’s the first time the NFL has had a regular season game air opposite SmackDown.

As compared to the same week in 2023, SmackDown’s overall viewership was down 15.5 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 15.1 percent.

This was the last SmackDown episode on Fox before the show moves back to USA Network starting this Friday.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 19.7 percent in overall viewers and down 26.2 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

Friday night’s Bash in Berlin go-home episode of WWE SmackDown averaged 2.054 million viewers on Fox, up 0.2 percent from the previous week. It’s the second-lowest audience total the show has done since June 14.

SmackDown topped the prime time TV charts on Friday with a 0.53 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 5.4 percent from last week and is the lowest rating the show has done in that category since the June 14 episode.

There was no major sports competition for this Labor Day weekend edition of SmackDown, which was taped in advance in Germany earlier in the day before airing in the United States. It was the next-to-last episode of the show that will air on Fox before SmackDown moves to USA Network starting on September 13.

As compared to the same week in 2023, the show’s overall viewership was down 15.9 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 18.5 percent. It’s the second straight week SmackDown has had double digit year-over-year declines in both categories.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down eight percent in total viewers and down 15.9 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

Friday night’s WWE SmackDown episode averaged 2.05 million viewers on Fox, down nine percent from the previous week. It’s the lowest audience total for the show since June 14.

SmackDown drew a 0.56 rating in the 18-49 demo, more than doubling anything else on TV in prime time. That’s down 8.2 percent from last week and is the lowest rating the show has done in that category since July 26.

The show was pre-empted in many markets due to NFL preseason games, which generally happens every year at this time with a negative effect on ratings for SmackDown.

As compared to the same week in 2023 — which was a Bray Wyatt & Terry Funk tribute episode — SmackDown’s overall audience was down 22.6 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 28.2 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 7.8 percent in overall viewers and down 12.5 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

Friday night’s WWE SmackDown episode averaged 2.252 million viewers on Fox, down 0.7 percent from the previous week. Other than the first two weeks against the Olympics, this is the lowest audience total for SmackDown since June 14.

The show drew a 0.61 rating in the 18-49 demo, ranking first on all of television in that category on Friday. That’s down 4.7 percent from last week’s SummerSlam fallout episode. This is also the lowest rating for SmackDown since June 14 aside from the first two weeks against the Olympics.

With the 2024 event now over, SmackDown did not face competition from the Olympics on Friday.

Listed below are the viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for the last 11 episodes of SmackDown, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 1.5 percent in overall viewers but down 3.2 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

Friday night’s WWE SmackDown episode averaged 2.179 million viewers on Fox, up 5.9 percent from the previous week. It’s still the second-lowest audience total for the show since June 14th.

SmackDown drew a 0.60 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 15.4 percent from last week. In the prime time rankings, SmackDown was ahead of everything except for the Olympics. NBC’s Olympic coverage alone averaged more than 13 million viewers (2.29 rating in the 18-49 demo). The Olympics also aired on USA Network and streamed on Peacock.

As compared to the same week in 2023, SmackDown’s overall viewership was down 3.1 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 3.2 percent. That’s much better than most wrestling shows have been holding up year-over-year since the Paris Olympics started.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 1.8 percent in viewers and down 4.8 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

Friday night’s WWE SmackDown averaged 2.058 million viewers on Fox, down 11 percent from the previous week. It’s the lowest audience total for the show since June 14 and is SmackDown’s second-lowest viewership of the year to date.

In the 18-49 demo, SmackDown drew a 0.52 rating. That’s down 20 percent from last week and ties the lowest rating the show has done on Fox since November 2022.

The show went head-to-head with NBC’s airing of the Olympic Opening Ceremony. The ceremony aired on tape delay after having been broadcast earlier in the day live. The combined audience of the two airings was the largest for an Opening Ceremony since the 2012 Olympics in London.

As compared to the same week in 2023, SmackDown’s overall audience was down 11.4 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 14.8 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 7.8 percent in overall viewers and down 17.5 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

Friday night’s WWE SmackDown episode averaged 2.313 million viewers on Fox, down 1.8 percent from the previous week. It’s still the third-highest audience total the show has done since April 19.

SmackDown drew a 0.65 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 7.1 percent from last week and is the lowest number the show has done in that category since June 14.

There was no major sports competition on the day, although that will change as the Olympics will be airing over the next several weeks.

On the same week in 2023, SmackDown was moved to FS1 due to Fox airing international soccer so year-over-year comparisons are misleading but SmackDown’s overall viewership was up 88.1 percent while the 18-49 rating was up 80.6 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 4.5 percent in overall viewership and up 3.2 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

Friday night’s WWE SmackDown averaged 2.355 million viewers on Fox, up 4.4 percent from the previous week. It’s the largest audience total for the show since April 12, the first episode after WrestleMania.

In the 18-49 demo, SmackDown topped all of television in prime time with a 0.70 rating. That’s up 6.1 percent from the prior week. It’s the highest rating the show has done in that category since June 21 and is the second largest since April 12.

SmackDown nearly tripled the next highest rated show (Jeopardy on ABC) in the demo. The biggest sports competition was an NBA Summer League game on ESPN that did 514,000 viewers.

As compared to the same week in 2023, SmackDown’s overall viewership was up two percent while its 18-49 rating was up 12.9 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 7.4 percent in overall viewers and up 12.9 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

The Friday, July 5 episode of WWE SmackDown averaged 2.256 million viewers on Fox, the exact same viewership the show did last week. It ties the third-highest audience total the show has done since April 19.

SmackDown drew a 0.66 rating in the 18-49 demo to finish second on the prime time network charts in that category. It’s the same rating the show did the previous week, which ties SmackDown’s second-highest rating in that category since February 12.

The show went head-to-head with ABC’s interview with President Joe Biden for the first half hour that averaged 8.6 million viewers and drew a 0.70 rating in 18-49. The rest of SmackDown went against a Copa America soccer game on FS1 that topped the cable charts with a 0.50 rating in 18-49 and averaged 1.4 million viewers.

As compared to the same week in 2023, SmackDown’s overall viewership was down 11.9 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 13.2 percent. It’s the seventh straight week the show has had a year-over-year decline in total viewers.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 3.4 percent in total viewers and up 8.2 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.