Friday’s WWE SmackDown episode drew an average of 2.303 million viewers, which is up from the 2.142 million fans who tuned in last week. The rating in the 18 to 49 demographic also increased; Friday’s episode scored a 0.52 rating, which marks an increase from the 0.50 rating (649,000 viewers) the December 10 episode drew.
According to Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics, Friday’s viewership number was SmackDown’s highest figure since the September 10 show at Madison Square Garden. Likewise, the demographic rating was the highest since the November 26 episode; with this rating, SmackDown ranked second in the demographic on Friday night.
This week‘s episode featured the return of WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns after he was absent from the December 10 episode. Plus, The Usos faced The New Day, and Sasha Banks teamed up with Toni Storm to take on Shotzi and Charlotte Flair.
AEW Rampage drew an average of 571,000 viewers on TNT, up 13.52% from last week. Friday’s taped Rampage drew a 0.23 rating in the 18-49 key demographic. This is up 27.77% from last week’s episode, which drew a 0.18 rating in the key demo.
