Last Friday’s WWE SmackDown saw the ratings increase. The show averaged 2.231 million viewers on FOX, up from 2.151 million a week ago, according to Brandon Thurston of WrestleNomics. This snapped SmackDown being down for the past two weeks.
In the all-important 18-49 demographic, the show did a 0.56 rating, down from the 0.51 rating a week ago. This was the post-Royal Rumble show of SmackDown.
We hope to have more data shortly. Here is a list of total viewership and the key demo rating that SmackDown has done over the last four episodes:
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 – post-Royal Rumble show
2/11/22: 2,231,000 viewers – 0.56 key demo rating
As for AEW Rampage, the show increased in total viewership, but dropped the 18-49 demographic.
Rampage drew 549,000 viewers and a 0.19 rating in the 18-49 demographic on TNT at the 10pm ET time slot. Last week the show did 540,000 viewers and a 0.20 rating. This was the lowest key demo rating since December 31st.
Rampage ranked #10 in the top 150 shows on cable for the night, down from last week’s #7 ranking. Brandon Thurston of WrestleNomics reported the news. Here’s the breakdown in each demo for the show:
Viewers 18-49 – 0.19 – last week: 0.20
Female viewers 18-49 – 0.11 – last week: 0.10
Male viewers 18-49 – 0.27 – last week: 0.30
Viewers 18-34 – 0.11 – last week: 0.10
Female viewers 12-34 – 0.05 – last week: 0.05
Male viewers 12-34 – 0.15 – last week: 0.11
Viewers 25-54 – 0.24 – last week: 0.25
Viewers 50+ – 0.24 – last week: 0.22
1/21/22: 594,000 viewers – 0.24 key demo rating
1/28/22: 601,000 viewers – 0.25 key demo rating
2/4/22: 540,000 viewers – 0.20 key demo rating
2/11/22: 549,000 viewers – 0.19 key demo rating
