WWE SmackDown Viewership And Rating Report For December 26

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WrestleNomics reports that last week's episode of WWE SmackDown, which aired on Friday, December 26, 2025, on the USA Network, drew an average of 1.138 million viewers and achieved a rating of 0.27 in the key 18-49 demographic.

This marks an increase of 14.37% from the previous week's viewership of 995,000 and a rise of 28.57% from the prior week's rating of 0.21 in the same demographic. Both the rating in the key 18-49 demographic and the total audience for this episode are the highest since the November 28 episode, which recorded a rating of 0.28 and 1.142 million total viewers.

In 2025, WWE SmackDown is averaging a rating of 0.381 in the key 18-49 demographic with 1.379 million viewers, compared to an average of 0.577 and 2.034 million viewers during the same period in 2024 across both FOX and the USA Network.

This episode was headlined by a segment featuring SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis, referee Dan Engler, "The Scottish Warrior" Drew McIntyre, and Undisputed WWE Champion "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes.