WWE SmackDown ratings up, ranks first on TV in 18-49 demo
The Friday, July 11 edition of WWE SmackDown averaged 1.399 million viewers on USA Network, up 20 percent from the previous week’s pre-taped Fourth of July episode. Despite the increase, this is the second-lowest audience total the show has done since May 30.
In the 18-49 demo, SmackDown topped all of television with a 0.37 rating. That’s up 15.7 percent from last week but is also the lowest rating the show has done in that category since the May 30 episode.
There was no major sports programming as opposition. The second-highest rated show in prime time was Celebrity Jeopardy with a 0.22 rating in the demo.
As compared to the same week in 2024, when the show still aired on network television on Fox, SmackDown’s overall viewership was down 40.6 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 47.1 percent.
Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was nearly identical to the recent averages in both.
