WWE SmackDown ratings down, still ranks first on TV

Friday nights WWE SmackDown episode averaged 1.507 million viewers on USA Network, down 4.5 percent from the previous week.

Its still the second-largest audience total for the show so far in 2025.

SmackDown topped all of television with a 0.48 rating in the 18-49 demo.

Thats down 5.9 percent from last week but is the second-best rating the show has done in that category since October 11.

Its the fourth-highest number SmackDown has done since returning to USA in September.

The show went head-to-head with college basketball on Fox that averaged 1.45 million viewers and a 0.34 rating in 18-49 as well as an NBA game on ESPN that averaged 952,000 viewers and a 0.26 demo rating.

As compared to the same week in 2024, when the show still aired on Fox, SmackDowns overall viewership was down 41.5 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 36 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, along with the 10-week average in both categories.

This weeks show was up 3.7 percent in overall viewers and 11.6 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages..

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