WWE SmackDown Viewership And Rating Report For Last Friday Night

Submitted by Tom Araya on

WrestleNomics reports that last Friday night's episode of SmackDown, which aired on the USA Network, attracted an average of 1.258 million viewers and achieved a rating of 0.35 in the key 18-49 demographic.

This represents a 12.03% decrease from the previous week’s viewership of 1.430 million, while the rating in the same demographic remained unchanged at 0.35. The current rating ties for the lowest the show has seen since the July 4th episode, which recorded a 0.32 rating. Additionally, this week's viewership is the lowest since that same episode, which had 1.116 million viewers. SmackDown ranked #2 for the night among cable and broadcast shows.

So far in 2025, SmackDown has an average rating of 0.430 in the key 18-49 demographic, with an average viewership of 1.489 million. In comparison, during the same period in 2024 on FOX, the show had a rating of 0.646 and averaged 2.299 million viewers.

The episode was headlined by WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton and Jade Cargill facing off against WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion "The Man" Becky Lynch and "The Irresistible Force" Nia Jax in a tag team match. This was immediately followed by a backstage segment featuring SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis, 17-Time World Champion John Cena, and "The Maverick" Logan Paul.