According to WrestleNomics, last Friday night's episode of WWE SmackDown on the USA Network attracted an average of 1.267 million viewers and achieved a rating of 0.32 in the key 18-49 demographic.
This represents a decline of 19.81% from the previous week's viewership of 1.580 million and a drop of 23.81% from the previous week's rating of 0.42 in the same demographic. The rating of 0.32 is the lowest for the show since the March 20th episode, while the total audience was the smallest since the March 6th episode, which garnered 1.19 million viewers.
Currently, WWE SmackDown is averaging a rating of 0.31 in the 18-49 demographic, with 1.262 million viewers. In comparison, the same period in 2025 recorded a higher rating of 0.468 and an average of 1.550 million viewers.
The episode featured a main event where MFT's Solo Sikoa faced "The Samoan Werewolf" Jacob Fatu in a singles match.
WWE Smackdown, Apr 24 on USA Network: 1,267,000 viewers; 0.32 P18-49 rating | TV ratings analysis
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