WrestleNomics reports that last Friday night's episode of WWE SmackDown on Syfy drew an average of 1.113 million viewers, with a rating of 0.29 in the key 18-49 demographic.
This represents a 6.81% increase from the previous week's viewership of 1.042 million and an 11.54% increase from the prior week's rating of 0.26 in the same demographic. While SmackDown's performance on Syfy has been lower compared to previous weeks, it still outperforms many ratings from January.
The rating in the key 18-49 demographic and total audience was down from the February 6th episode, which had a rating of 0.35 but tied with last week’s rating of 0.29. Outside of last week, the viewership was the lowest since the January 23rd episode, which attracted 943,000 viewers.
Current data shows that WWE SmackDown is averaging a rating of 0.270 in the key 18-49 demographic and 1.119 million viewers in 2026, compared to a rating of 0.455 and 1.508 million viewers for the same time period in 2025.
The episode was headlined by "The Viper" Randy Orton facing Aleister Black in a singles match.
WWE Smackdown, Feb 20 on Syfy: 1,113,000 viewers; 0.29 P18-49 rating | TV ratings analysis #Smackdown https://t.co/m1YjKLi3i2 pic.twitter.com/MMSyfJPU7o
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