SmackDown Ranks #1 In Main Demos, Viewership Up Again

SmackDown Ranks #1 In Main Demos, Viewership Up Again

Friday’s Super SmackDown drew an average of 2.383 million viewers on FOX, according to Nielsen, via Showbuzz Daily.

This final number is up 7.49% from the overnight viewership that was released on Saturday morning, which was an average of 2.217 million viewers. This number is also up 7.34% from last week’s final SmackDown viewership of 2.220 million viewers.

Friday’s SmackDown drew a 0.65 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. This is up 4.83% from last week’s 0.62 rating. That 0.62 rating represents 852,000 viewers in the 18-49 key demographic, which is up 5.84% from the 805,000 18-49 viewers that last week’s 0.62 drew, according to Wrestlenomics.

SmackDown ranked #1 in ratings for the key 18-49 demographic on network TV, for the fifth week in a row. SmackDown also ranked #1 in the 18-34 demo this week, for the fifth week in a row, and #1 in the 25-54 demo, for the fifth week in a row. SmackDown came in at #5 for the night in viewership on network TV. 20/20 on ABC topped the night on network TV in viewership this week with 3.338million viewers.

The US Open coverage on ESPN topped the night on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.34 18-49 key demo rating, drawing just 1.759 million viewers. The Five on FOX News topped the night on cable in viewership with 2.938 million viewers, ranking #10 for the night on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.18 key demo rating.

Friday’s Super SmackDown was tied with the go-home Royal Rumble episode for the best blue brand audience of the year. Super SmackDown was tied with the February 5 and May 7 episodes to draw the third-best key demo rating of the year. Friday’s viewership was up down 1.33% from the week before, while the key demo rating was up 5.08% from the week before.

Viewership for Friday’s SmackDown episode was up 2.32% from the same week in 2020, while Friday’s 18-49 key demo rating was up 8.33% from the same week in 2020.

Friday’s live Super SmackDown from Madison Square Garden in New York City had just a few happenings advertised ahead of time – Brock Lesnar’s return, SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch and Bianca Belair signing their Extreme Rules contract, Seth Rollins vs. WWE Hall of Famer Edge, plus SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos defending against The Street Profits in the main event.

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