WWE SmackDown ratings up for Fastlane go-home show

Friday night’s WWE SmackDown averaged 2.319 million viewers on Fox, up 0.7 percent from the previous week. It’s the highest viewership total for the show since September 15.

In the 18-49 demo, SmackDown drew a 0.64 rating. That’s up 6.7 percent from last week and is also the best rating the show has done since the September 15 episode.

The show nearly doubled everything else on network TV with the closest competition being ABC’s Shark Tank. There was no major sports competition on the night as the MLB playoffs had an off day.

As compared to the same week in 2022, SmackDown’s overall audience was up 3.4 percent while its 18-49 rating was up 18.5 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, as well as the 10-week averages in both categories. This week’s show was up 0.6 percent in overall viewers and up 3.2 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

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Paul Fontaine
Paul Fontaine

Paul Fontaine is a writer and podcaster covering both pro wrestling and mixed martial art. He has been a contributor to F4W Online for over 10 years, focusing mostly on the business side of both sports.