WWE SmackDown ratings steady for Money in the Bank go-home show

The Friday, July 5 episode of WWE SmackDown averaged 2.256 million viewers on Fox, the exact same viewership the show did last week. It ties the third-highest audience total the show has done since April 19.

SmackDown drew a 0.66 rating in the 18-49 demo to finish second on the prime time network charts in that category. It’s the same rating the show did the previous week, which ties SmackDown’s second-highest rating in that category since February 12.

The show went head-to-head with ABC’s interview with President Joe Biden for the first half hour that averaged 8.6 million viewers and drew a 0.70 rating in 18-49. The rest of SmackDown went against a Copa America soccer game on FS1 that topped the cable charts with a 0.50 rating in 18-49 and averaged 1.4 million viewers.

As compared to the same week in 2023, SmackDown’s overall viewership was down 11.9 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 13.2 percent. It’s the seventh straight week the show has had a year-over-year decline in total viewers.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 3.4 percent in total viewers and up 8.2 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.