Showbuzz Daily reports that this past Friday night's episode of WWE SmackDown on FOX was able to draw a total of 1.990 million viewers, with a 0.48 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. This total is down 4.51% from last week’s total final viewership of 2.084 million viewers for the 1200th episode.
This past Friday's rating of 0.48 is up 2.12% from last week’s 0.47 rating. This past Friday's rating of 0.48 represents a total of 626,000 viewers in the key 18-49 demo, which is up 2.12% from this past week's 613,000 viewers with a 0.47 rating, Wrestlenomics reports. This past Friday night's episode of WWE SmackDown was pre-empted in multiple markets due to the NFL pre-season games, which is similar to last week and this has happened for the third week in a row.
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WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox (8-10pm):
1,990,000 viewers
P18-49 rating: 0.48
#1 in P18-49 among broadcast primetime and cable originals
AEW Rampage, Friday on TNT (10-11pm):
431,000 viewers
P18-49 rating: 0.11
#22 cable original in P18-49
📊 https://t.co/1SscdBCpr8 pic.twitter.com/vbSLDNpZWY— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) August 29, 2022
This Rampage essentially tied w/ May 6 and Jul 29 for the lowest P18-49 in the program’s 1-year history.
Smackdown was preempted in a few markets for the third consecutive week due to NFL preseason.
📋 Full report: https://t.co/wMTf8VkX67 pic.twitter.com/pwezhHm7yC— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) August 29, 2022
