WWE SmackDown ratings up for SNME go-home show

Friday night’s episode of WWE SmackDown averaged 1.53 million viewers on the USA Network, up 2.4% from the previous week, which did 1.49 million. It’s the largest audience for the show since November 22nd.

SmackDown topped the cable charts for the day according to Wrestlenomics with a 0.47 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 6.8% from the December 6th show and ties the highest rating the show has done in that category since October 11th.

As compared to the same week in 2023, when the show still aired on FOX, the overall audience was down 31.7% while the 18-49 rating was down 14.6%.

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 up 5% in overall viewers and 9.3% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.