WWE SmackDown draws best ratings in three months
Friday night’s episode of WWE SmackDown averaged 1.546 million viewers on USA Network, up 10.5 percent from the previous week. It’s the largest audience total for the show since April 25, which was the SmackDown following WrestleMania 41.
SmackDown drew a 0.45 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 21.6 percent from last week and is also the best rating the show has done in that category since the April 25 episode.
The show topped all of television on the night in the key demo, beating out the WNBA Skills Competition on ESPN, which ran head-to-head and did a 0.31 rating. It placed ninth in prime time in terms of total viewers.
As compared to the same week in 2024, when the show aired on Fox, SmackDown’s overall viewership was down 33.2 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 30.8 percent.
Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 11.4 percent in viewers and 21.6 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.
