WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event return draws 1.59 million viewers on NBC

This past weekend, the return of WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event averaged 1.59 million viewers on NBC. That’s obviously down from the 2.35 million viewers the show did the last time it aired on the network in 2008, although TV viewership as a whole has declined much more than that.

It should also be noted that this show was simulcast live on Peacock on Saturday night in addition to airing on NBC. The Peacock numbers are not included in the ratings. Jimmy Traina of Sports Illustrated reports that, if they were, the viewership would have been more than 2.3 million combined between NBC and Peacock.

SNME drew a 0.42 rating in the 18-49 demo on NBC. That’s in line, although down a little, from what SmackDown and Raw have been averaging of late on the USA Network, which is in much fewer homes. The last 10 weeks of Raw have averaged 1.521 million viewers and a 0.47 rating in 18-49 while SmackDown over the same time has averaged 1.459 million and a 0.43.

The show went head-to-head with AEW Collision, the NBA Cup semifinals, and college football’s Heisman Trophy Presentation.

SNME, a classic WWE series that originated in the 1980s, is now back as a quarterly special. The next episode is set for January 25, 2025.