According to WrestleNomics, last Friday night’s episode of WWE SmackDown on the USA Network attracted an average of 1.439 million viewers and received a rating of 0.32 in the key 18-49 demographic.
This represents an increase of 1.41% compared to the previous week’s viewership of 1.419 million, with the rating remaining unchanged at 0.32 in the same demographic. The rating in the key 18-49 demographic improved from the 0.28 rating recorded three weeks ago, but was lower than the 0.34 rating from the February 27 episode. Additionally, the total audience for this episode was the highest since the February 6 episode, which had 1.459 million viewers.
As of 2026, WWE SmackDown is averaging a rating of 0.284 in the 18-49 demographic and 1.198 million viewers. This is a noticeable decline from the 2025 statistics, which reported a rating of 0.466 and 1.555 million viewers during the same timeframe.
The episode was headlined by a segment featuring "The Viper" Randy Orton and Matt Cardona, followed by a backstage segment with "The Samoan Werewolf" Jacob Fatu and "The Scottish Warrior" Drew McIntyre, which was initially intended to be a singles match.
WWE Smackdown, Mar 20 on USA Network: 1,439,000 viewers; 0.32 P18-49 rating | TV ratings analysis
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