WWE SmackDown viewers & 18-49 ratings notes
WWE SmackDown was once again up against World Cup soccer, but held its own in one key area.
Last Friday’s show brought in 1.064 million viewers on USA, down 11.8% from the previous week (1,206,000) — their second lowest in that category since January 30.
The episode did average a 0.25 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 13.6% from the prior week and tying the best rating the show has done in that category since May 22.
It was the follow up to the previous week’s Night of Champions PLE and went head-to-head with World Cup soccer on Fox which averaged 10.4 million viewers and a 3.27 rating in the 18-49 demo. Smackdown was the top show on cable in the key demo and was fifth in total viewers on the night.
As compared to the same week in 2025, overall viewership was down 8.8% while the 18-49 rating was down 21.9%.
Recent WWE SmackDown 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 past week’s show was down 9.5% in overall viewers but even in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.
| Date | 18-49 | Total viewers |
| 4/24/2026 | 0.32 | 1,267,000 |
| 5/1/2026 | 0.25 | 1,153,000 |
| 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 |
| 10 week average (through 6/26) | 0.25 | 1,176,100 |
