WWE SmackDown ratings down for taped show from Spain
Friday night’s episode of WWE SmackDown averaged 1.096 million viewers on the USA Network, down 12.9% from the previous week. It’s the lowest audience for the show since February 13th.
SmackDown averaged a 0.23 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 20.7% from the prior week and ties the lowest rating the show has done in that category since January 23rd.
The show finished 4th for the night on cable, going head to head with the deciding Game 5 in the NHL’s Eastern Conference Final.
As compared to the same week in 2025 the overall viewership was down 20.8% while the 18-49 rating was down 32.4%.
Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for WWE SmackDown on the USA Network as well as the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 18.1% in overall viewers and 28.1% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.
| Date | 18-49 | Total viewers |
| 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 |
| 4/24/2026 | 0.32 | 1,267,000 |
| 5/1/2026 | 0.25 | 1,153,000 |
| 5/8/2026 | 0.29 | 1,279,000 |
| 5/15/2026 | 0.23 | 1,184,000 |
| 5/22/2026 | 0.29 | 1,258,000 |
| 5/29/2026 | 0.23 | 1,096,000 |
| 10 week average | 0.32 | 1,338,800 |
