WWE SmackDown ratings up for Jey Uso’s decision

Friday night’s episode of WWE SmackDown averaged 2.43 million viewers on Fox, up 6.7 percent from the previous week. It’s the show’s second-best audience total since April 28.

SmackDown topped all of television with a 0.67 rating in the 18-49 demo. The next closest competition was US Open golf on NBC with a 0.40 rating. SmackDown’s 18-49 rating is up 11.7 percent from last week, and it ties the third-highest rating the show has done it that category so far this year.

SmackDown also led all of TV with a 0.47 rating in the 18-34 demo.

As compared with the same week in 2022, SmackDown was up 1.7 percent in overall viewers and up 8.1 percent in 18-49. It also had a 20.9 percent year-over-year increase in the 18-34 demo.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, along with the 10-week averages in both categories. This week’s show was up 6.9 percent in overall viewers and up 13.6 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.