WrestleNomics reports that last Friday's episode of SmackDown on the USA Network attracted an average of 1.524 million viewers and received a rating of 0.38 in the key demographic of viewers aged 18-49.
This represents an increase of 8.78% from the previous week’s viewership of 1.401 million, and the rating remained the same at 0.38 in the key demographic. Last Friday's SmackDown was the top show of the night in the demo rating, surpassing NBC's 50th-anniversary airing of Jaws, which ranked second with a rating of 0.31 in the key 18-49 demographic and an average of 3.261 million viewers.
So far in 2025, SmackDown is averaging a rating of 0.438 in the key 18-49 demographic and 1.505 million viewers. In comparison, during the same period in 2024 on FOX, the show had a rating of 0.654 and an average of 2.327 million viewers.
The episode was headlined by Ron "R-Truth" Killings facing Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena in a non-title match, followed by a post-match segment featuring Cena and "The Best In The World" CM Punk.
TV RATINGS AND MORE: WWE Smackdown on USA Network, Fri Jun 20 #Smackdown https://t.co/M4hXQgKJmL
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