According to WrestleNomics, last Friday night’s episode of WWE SmackDown on the USA Network drew an average of 1.308 million viewers and received a rating of 0.33 in the key 18-49 demographic.
This marks a decrease of 9.10% from the previous week’s viewership of 1.439 million, but there was an increase of 3.13% in the rating compared to the previous week’s 0.32 in the same demographic. Notably, this rating is the highest for the show since the February 27th episode, which had a rating of 0.34. The total audience for this episode was the lowest since the March 6th show, which recorded 1.19 million viewers.
Currently, WWE SmackDown is averaging a rating of 0.288 in the key 18-49 demographic with 1.207 million viewers. In comparison, the same time period in 2025 saw a higher rating of 0.461 and an average of 1.532 million viewers.
The episode was headlined by "The Viper" Randy Orton, who faced Matt Cardona in a singles match. This was followed by a segment featuring Randy Orton, Jelly Roll, SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis, and Undisputed WWE Champion "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes.
WWE Smackdown, Mar 27 on USA Network: 1,308,000 viewers; 0.33 P18-49 rating | TV ratings analysis #Smackdown https://t.co/PcLUjqG8AT pic.twitter.com/z7xwILZckV
— Wrestlenomics (@wrestlenomics) March 31, 2026
