Showbuzz Daily reports that this past Friday night's episode of WWE SmackDown on FOX was able to draw a total of 2.077 million viewers, with a rating of 0.49 in the key 18-49 demo. This total is up 4.37% from last week’s total final viewership of 1.990 million viewers.
This past Friday's rating of 0.49 is up 2.08% from last week’s 0.48 rating. This past Friday's rating of 0.49 represents a total of 639,000 viewers in the key 18-49 demo, which is up 2.08% from this past week's 626,000 viewers with a 0.48 rating, Wrestlenomics reports. This past Friday night's episode of WWE SmackDown drew the eleventh-lowest total audience of the year so far, which tied with the July 15 show that also drew 2.077 million viewers. The show also drew the ninth-lowest key demo rating of the year so far, which tied with three other shows, including the post-SummerSlam episode on August 5.
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WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox (8-10pm):
2,077,000 viewers
P18-49 rating: 0.49
#2 in P18-49 among broadcast primetime and cable originals
AEW Rampage, Friday on TNT (10-11pm):
485,000 viewers
P18-49 rating: 0.16
#11 cable original in P18-49
📊 https://t.co/1SscdBCpr8 pic.twitter.com/pYUM7iceJ2— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) September 6, 2022
This was the first Smackdown without NFL preseason preemptions in any market after three weeks.
U.S. Open on ESPN (0.92 P18-49, 4.6 million viewers) was the only telecast ahead of Smackdown.
📋 Full report: https://t.co/FGz1b6z0pJ pic.twitter.com/VJ15NCPlvF— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) September 6, 2022
The AEW Countdown special that aired after Rampage on TNT, which promoted All Out, had 229,000 viewers and did a 0.04 P18-49 rating. It was the lowest Countdown in P18-49 and second-lowest in total viewers.
— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) September 6, 2022
