WWE SmackDown viewership and 18-49 demo rating down

Friday night’s episode of WWE SmackDown averaged 2.34 million viewers on Fox, down 4.1 percent from the previous week. It’s the lowest audience total for the show since February 23 and is SmackDown’s second-lowest viewership of the year so far.

SmackDown drew a 0.68 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 1.4 percent from last week but is SmackDown’s second-highest rating since February 16. It’s SmackDown’s fifth-highest rating of 2024 in that category.

As compared to the same week in 2023, SmackDown’s overall viewership was up 3.6 percent while its 18-49 rating was up 15.3 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 4.1 percent in overall viewers but steady in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.