Programming Insider reports that last Friday night’s post-WWE WrestlePalooza episode of SmackDown on the USA Network drew an average of 1.238 million viewers, achieving a 0.35 rating in the key 18-49 demographic.
These numbers reflect a decrease of 7.75% from the previous week’s 1.342 million viewers and a drop of 5.41% from the previous week’s rating of 0.37 in the key 18-49 demographic. The rating and total audience for last week marked the lowest figures since the August 29th episode, which recorded a rating of 0.28 in the key 18-49 demo and had 1.147 million viewers. The show ranked #2 for the night among cable and broadcast programs in the key 18-49 demographic.
So far in 2025, SmackDown is averaging 1.469 million viewers with a 0.423 demo rating, in contrast to 2.225 million viewers and a 0.625 demo rating at the same time in 2024.
The episode was headlined by WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton defending her title against Jade Cargill and "The Irresistible Force" Nia Jax in a Triple Threat Match.
