WWE SmackDown ratings info for July 17 episode
Last Friday’s WWE SmackDown averaged 1.243 million viewers on USA, up slightly from the previous week’s 1.212 viewers but still good for their large audience in nearly two months.
The show averaged a 0.21 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 12.5% week over week and their lowest in five weeks.
It was the go-home for Saturday Night’s Main Event and was built around the fallout of Gunther attacking Nick Aldis as well as Gunther vs. Cody Rhodes with a surprise appearance by CM Punk (seen above).
The episode topped the primetime cable ratings chart on a night without much competition, finishing 50% ahead of the next highest rated show in the key demo. It was second overall on television, trailing only ABC’s 20/20. The show finished fourth on cable in terms of total viewers.
As compared to the same week in 2025, overall viewership was down 19.6% while the 18-49 rating was down 53.3%.
Recent WWE SmackDown TV ratings
Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for WWE SmackDown on USA as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up seven percent in overall viewers but was down 12.5% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.
| Date | 18-49 | Total viewers |
| 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 |
| 6/5/2026 | 0.24 | 1,089,000 |
| 6/12/2026 | 0.20 | 1,038,000 |
| 6/19/2026 | 0.25 | 1,191,000 |
| 6/26/2026 | 0.22 | 1,206,000 |
| 7/3/2026 | 0.25 | 1,064,000 |
| 7/10/2026 | 0.24 | 1,212,000 |
| 7/17/2026 | 0.21 | 1,243,000 |
| 10-week average (through 7/10) | 0.24 | 1,161,700 |
