Last Friday night, WWE SmackDown on the USA Network attracted an average of 1.096 million viewers and earned a rating of 0.23 in the key 18-49 demographic, according to WrestleNomics.
This reflects a decrease of 12.88% from the previous week's viewership of 1.258 million and a drop of 20.69% from the prior week's rating of 0.29 in the same demographic. While the rating in the key 18-49 demographic matched the 0.23 rating from two weeks ago, the total audience was the lowest since the February 13th episode on SYFY, which drew 1.042 million viewers due to the Olympics.
Currently, WWE SmackDown has an average rating of 0.298 in the 18-49 demographic and an average viewership of 1.247 million. In comparison, the same period in 2025 recorded a higher rating of 0.444 and an average of 1.512 million viewers.
The episode was headlined by a segment featuring Undisputed WWE Champion "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and "The Ring General" GUNTHER.
WWE Smackdown, May 29 on USA: 1,096,000 viewers; 0.23 P18-49 rating | TV ratings analysis #Smackdown https://t.co/jF868OAixW pic.twitter.com/o5Z4T42n83
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