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WWE SmackDown ratings up for Elimination Chamber fallout

Friday’s edition of WWE SmackDown averaged 2.408 million viewers on Fox, up one percent from the previous week. It’s the third-highest audience total for the show in 2023 so far.

SmackDown topped all of television with a 0.62 rating in the 18-49 demo, almost doubling the next highest rated show on the major broadcast networks. That’s up 6.9 percent from last week and is also the show’s third-highest rating of the year to date. 

SmackDown also topped all of TV with a 0.41 rating in the 18-34 demo.

As compared to the same week in 2022, SmackDown was up 13.9 percent in total viewers and up 8.8 percent in 18-49. It’s the fifth straight week the show has had year-over-year growth in both categories.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, along with the 10-week averages in both categories. This week’s show was up 1.3 percent in total viewers and up 6.9 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

Paul Fontaine
Paul Fontaine

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