Showbuzz Daily reports that this past Friday night's episode of WWE SmackDown on FOX was able to draw a total of 1.953 million viewers, with a rating of 0.38 in the key 18-49 demo. This total is up 0.05% from last week’s total final viewership of 1.952 million viewers.
Last Friday night's rating of 0.38 is down 19.14% from the previous week’s 0.47 rating. Last Friday's rating of 0.38 represents around 490,000 viewers in the key 18-49 demo, which is down 20.06% from the previous week's 613,000 total viewers with a rating of 0.47, Wrestlenomics reports. Last Friday's WWE SmackDown drew the lowest key demo rating in the history of the show in the current timeslot, and the second-lowest audience for an episode on FOX since July 2nd, 2021.
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WWE Smackdown last week Friday on Fox:
1,953,000 viewers
P18-49: 0.38 (490k)
AEW Rampage last week Friday on TNT:
464,000
P18-49: 0.14 (179k)
Against NBA playoffs & NFL draft, lowest P18-49 ever for both in normal timeslot.
📊 More demos & analysis: https://t.co/1SscdBCpr8 pic.twitter.com/zmKJS6O6Be— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) May 2, 2022
Smackdown ranked #9 among broadcast primetime and cable originals, according to Showbuzz. Rampage ranked #32 by that measure and #25 among cable originals only. pic.twitter.com/KppTF2UrkJ
— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) May 2, 2022
P2+ for Smackdown was actually slightly up from last week. With the exception of FS1 preemptions, this is the lowest P18-49 I have on record for Smackdown.
The only Rampage lower in P18-49 was when the show was pushed back to 11:48 pm on March 18 for college basketball.— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) May 2, 2022
Here are Smackdown and Rampage quarter-hours early, to give an idea of what subscribers are sent.
If you find this interesting, consider subscribing at https://t.co/1SscdBCpr8. Early in the month is the best time to signup. pic.twitter.com/YBqnQUexIL— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) May 2, 2022
