WWE SmackDown ratings remain strong for WrestleMania fallout
Friday night’s WWE SmackDown averaged 2.499 million viewers on Fox, down 3.9 percent from the previous week. It’s still the second-largest audience total the show has done since February 16.
SmackDown drew a 0.76 rating in the 18-49 demo. Though down 1.3 percent from last week, this is the second-highest rating the show has done in that category since August 25 of last year.
On the sports viewing charts for Friday, SmackDown ranked second behind The Masters on ESPN. The golf tournament, which aired earlier in the day, averaged nearly 3.7 million viewers and drew a 0.78 rating in 18-49.
As compared to the same week in 2023, SmackDown’s overall viewership was up 10.3 percent while its 18-49 rating was up 31 percent.
Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up four percent in overall viewers and up 10.1 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.
