WWE SmackDown draws best viewership in months
Last Friday’s WrestleMania 42 go-home episode of WWE Smackdown averaged 1.58 million viewers on USA Network, up 11.9 percent from the previous week. It’s the best audience total for the show since September 5 of last year.
In the 18-49 demo, SmackDown drew a 0.42 rating. That’s up 16.7 percent from the prior week and is the second-largest rating the show has done in that category since the September 5 episode.
SmackDown led all of television in the 18-49 demo on a night with no major sports competition. The next highest-rated show was Celebrity Jeopardy which averaged a 0.28 rating.
As compared to the same week in 2025, SmackDown’s overall viewership was down 9.3 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 23.6 percent.
Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This episode was up 19.1 percent in viewers and 27.3 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.
WWE SmackDown ratings —
| Date | 18-49 | Total viewers |
| 2/6/2026 | 0.35 | 1,459,000 |
| 2/13/2026 | 0.26 | 1,042,000 |
| 2/20/2026 | 0.29 | 1,113,000 |
| 2/27/2026 | 0.34 | 1,379,000 |
| 3/6/2026 | 0.27 | 1,190,000 |
| 3/13/2026 | 0.32 | 1,419,000 |
| 3/20/2026 | 0.32 | 1,439,000 |
| 3/27/2026 | 0.33 | 1,308,000 |
| 4/3/2026 | 0.43 | 1,508,000 |
| 4/10/2026 | 0.36 | 1,412,000 |
| 4/17/2026 | 0.42 | 1,580,000 |
| 10-week average | 0.33 | 1,326,900 |
