WWE SmackDown viewership up, 18-49 demo rating down

Friday night’s episode of WWE SmackDown averaged 2.408 million viewers on Fox, up one percent from the previous week. It’s the second-highest audience total the show has done since October 13. 

SmackDown drew a 0.62 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 3.1 percent from last week and is the lowest of the three episodes that have aired so far in 2024. The show did top all of network television on the night in the key demo.

As compared to the same week in 2023, SmackDown was up 6.7 percent in total viewers and up 12.7 percent in 18-49. Other than the week SmackDown aired a Best of 2023 special and another week when the show was moved to FS1, it’s the 16th week of the last 17 that SmackDown has been up year-over-year in the 18-49 demo.

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 up 12 percent in overall viewers and up 10.7 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.