The latest edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown saw the ratings rise. The show averaged 2.301 million viewers on FOX, which is up from 1.893 million a week ago, according to Brandon Thurston from WrestleNomics.
In the important 18-49 demographic, the show earned a 0.45 rating, up from a 0.40 rating a week ago. Last week was the second lowest key demo for an episode to air on FOX, just behind the April 29 show. This was the first time in a month that SmackDown had surpassed 2 million viewers.
The NBA and NHL playoffs dominated the night. Here’s the breakdown of each demo on the show compared to last week:
Spectators 18-34 – 0.32 – a week ago: 0.27
Spectators 18-49 – 0.45 – a week ago: 0.40
Spectators 25-54 – 0.61 – a week ago: 0.59
Female viewers 18-49 – 3.8 – a week ago: 3.1
Male viewers 18-49 – 5.1 – a week ago: 4.8
Viewers 50+ – 3.0 – a week ago: 2.9
Here’s a list of the total viewership and key demo rating that SmackDown has achieved over the last year:
1/1/21: 2,013,000 viewers: 0.53 key demo rating
8/1/21: 2,120,000 viewers – 0.56 key demo rating
1/15/21: 2,262,000 viewers: 0.67 key demo rating
1/22/21: 2,383,000 viewers – 0.63 key demo rating
1/29/21: 2,304,000 viewers: 0.62 key demo rating
2/5/21: 2,257,000 viewers: 0.65 key demo rating
2/12/21: 1,990,000 viewers – 0.57 key demo rating
02/19/21: 2,217,000 viewers: 0.59 key demo rating
2/26/21: 2,145,000 viewers – 0.54 key demo rating
3/5/21: 2,252,000 viewers: 0.60 key demo rating
03/12/21: 2,171,000 viewers – 0.61 key demo rating
03/19/21: 2,093,000 viewers – 0.57 key demo rating
03/26/21: 2,191,000 viewers – 0.57 key demo rating
2/4/21: 2,137,000 viewers – 0.57 key demo rating
4/9/21: 2,250,000 viewers: 0.61 key demo rating
04/16/21: 2,119,000 viewers – 0.56 key demo rating
04/23/21: 2,121,000 viewers – 0.54 key demo rating
04/30/21: 2,018,000 viewers: 0.49 key demo rating
5/7/21: 2,282,000 viewers: 0.65 key demo rating
05/14/21: 1,917,000 viewers: 0.44 key demo rating
05/21/21: 1,933,000 viewers: 0.50 key demo rating
5/28/21: 1,928,000 viewers – 0.50 key demo rating
6/4/21: 1,833,000 viewers: 0.51 key demo rating
06/11/21: 1,944,000 viewers: 0.48 key demo rating
06/18/21: 2,045,000 viewers: 0.50 key demo rating
6/25/21: 1,971,000 viewers – 0.50 key demo rating
7/2/21: 1,861,000 viewers: 0.51 key demo rating
7/9/21: 1,986,000 viewers: 0.48 key demo rating
7/16/21: 2,310,000 viewers – 0.66 key demo rating – first comeback show with fans and MITB go-home show
7/23/21: 2,137,000 viewers – 0.55 key demo rating – post-MITB show
7/30/21: 2,043,000 viewers: 0.57 key demo rating
8/6/21: 2,169,000 viewers: 0.61 key demo rating
08/13/21: 2,084,000 viewers: 0.58 key demo rating
8/20/21: 2,102,000 viewers – 0.57 key demo rating – SummerSlam show to go home
8/27/21: 2,250,000 viewers – 0.59 key demo rating – SummerSlam post show
9/3/21: 2,220,000 viewers – 0.62 Key Demo Rating – Universal Title Main Event
09/10/21: 2,383,000 viewers – 0.65 key demo rating – Return of Brock Lesnar SmackDown
09/17/21: 2,243,000 viewers: 0.58 key demo rating
9/24/21: 2,135,000 viewers – 0.55 key demo rating – Extreme Rules go-home show
10/1/21: 2,252,000 viewers – 0.62 Key Demo Rating – Episode Draft
10/8/21: 2,147,000 viewers: 0.52 key demo rating
10/15/21: 866,000 viewers – 0.24 key demo rating – FS1 edition
10/22/21: 2,249,000 viewers – Key demo rating of 0.58 – FOX/Aftermath episode of Crown Jewel
10/29/21: 1,032,000 viewers – 0.29 key demo rating – FS1 edition
11/5/21: 2,093,000 Viewers – 0.57 Key Demo Rating – FOX Comeback Episode
11/12/21: 2104 viewers – 0.56 key demo rating
11/19/21: 2,064,000 viewers – 0.52 Key Demo Rating – Survivor Series Take-Home Show
11/26/21: 2,149,000 viewers: 0.57 key demo rating
12/3/21: 2,030,000 viewers: 0.51 key demo rating
12/10/21: 2,142,000 viewers: 0.50 key demo rating
12/17/21: 2,303,000 viewers: 0.52 key demo rating
12/24/21: 1,972,000 viewers – 0.48 Key Demo Rating – Christmas Eve Episode
7/1/22: 2,271,000 viewers: 0.58 key demo rating
1/14/22: 2,174,000 viewers: 0.56 key demo rating
1/21/22: 2,255,000 viewers – 0.64 key demo rating
1/28/22: 2,217,000 viewers – 0.56 key demo rating – Royal Rumble go-home show
2/4/22: 2,151,000 viewers – 0.51 key demo rating – Royal Rumble post show
02/11/22: 2,231,000 viewers: 0.56 key demo rating
2/19/22: 2,173,000 viewers – 0.54 key demo rating – Elimination Chamber Homecoming Show
2/25/22: 2,114,000 viewers – 0.57 key demo rating – Elimination Chamber fallout
3/4/22: 2,261,000 viewers: 0.59 key demo rating
3/11/22: 2,226,000 viewers: 0.57 key demo rating
03/18/22: 2,147,000 viewers – 0.58 key demo rating
03/25/22: 2,180,000 viewers – 0.49 key demo rating
4/1/22: 2,359,000 viewers – 0.61 key demo rating – WrestleMania go-home show
4/8/22: 2,230,000 viewers – 0.60 key demo rating – post-WrestleMania edition
04/15/22: 2,142,000 viewers – 0.48 key demo rating
04/22/22: 1,852,000 viewers: 0.47 key demo rating
04/29/22: 1,953,000 viewers – 0.38 key demo rating – lowest key demo on FOX
5/6/22: 1,998,000 viewers – 0.46 key demo rating – WrestleMania Backlash go-home show
05/13/22: 1,893,000 viewers: 0.40 key demo rating
05/20/22: 2,031,000 viewers – 0.45 key demo rating
