WWE SmackDown draws lowest ratings of 2025

Friday night’s episode of WWE SmackDown averaged 1.29 million viewers on the USA Network, down 11.3% from the previous week. It’s the lowest audience for the show since November 15th of last year.

The show finished fourth on cable and all of television with a 0.36 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 12.2% from last week and is also the lowest rating the show has done in that category since November 15.

The show went head-to-head with the deciding Game 6 of the NBA playoff series between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks, which topped all television with 5.726 million viewers and a 1.63 18-49 rating. The pregame show and SportsCenter coverage immediately following the game were the only other two shows to beat SmackDown.

As compared to the same week in 2024, the overall audience for the show was down 41% while the 18-49 rating was down 39%.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for WWE SmackDown on the USA Network as well as the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 16.5% in overall viewers and 21.7% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.