WrestleNomics reports that last Friday night's WWE Clash in Paris go-home episode of SmackDown, which aired on the USA Network, attracted an average of 1.147 million viewers and achieved a rating of 0.28 in the key 18-49 demographic.
This represents an 8.82% decrease from the previous week’s viewership of 1.258 million, and a 19.99% drop from last week's rating of 0.35 in the same demographic. The show’s rating in the 18-49 demo is the lowest since the December 29, 2023 episode, which was a Best Of special that also recorded a rating of 0.28. Additionally, the current viewership is the lowest since the November 24, 2023 episode, which aired on FOX Sports 1 and had 789,000 viewers. Excluding pre-empted episodes, this episode marks the lowest total audience in the show’s history. SmackDown ranked #3 on the night among cable and broadcast shows in the demo rating.
For 2025, SmackDown is averaging a 0.426 rating in the key 18-49 demographic and 1.480 million viewers, compared to a rating of 0.643 and 2.292 million viewers at the same point in 2024.
The episode was headlined by MFT’s Solo Sikoa defending the WWE United States Championship against the new United States Champion, Sami Zayn.
TV RATINGS AND MORE: WWE Smackdown on USA Network, Fri Aug 29 #Smackdown https://t.co/IganERMpDU
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