WWE SmackDown ratings up for World title tournament
Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown averaged 2.149 million viewers on Fox, up 4.4 percent from the previous week. It’s still the second-lowest audience total for the show in 2023 to date.
SmackDown led all of network television with a 0.56 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 7.7 percent from last week. It trailed NBA-related programming on ESPN, which took the top four spots on the cable charts and television overall.
SmackDown also topped all English-language network programming with a 0.34 rating in the 18-34 demo.
As compared to the same week in 2022, SmackDown’s overall audience was up 17.4 percent while its 18-49 rating was up 40 percent. The show faced similar sports competition that week.
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 episode was down 6.8 percent in overall viewers and down 8.2 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.
