April 1st edition of WWE SmackDown saw the ratings increase. The show averaged 2.359 million viewers on FOX, which is up from 2.180 million a week ago, according to Brandon Thurston of WrestleNomics.
In the all-important 18-49 demographic, the show did a 0.61 rating, down from the 0.49 rating a week ago. This was the go-home edition of WrestleMania 38 for SmackDown. It was also the highest viewership SmackDown has done since September 10th.
Here’s the breakdown in each demo for the show compared to last week:
Viewers 18-34 – 0.38 – a week ago: 0.37
Viewers 18-49 – 0.61 – a week ago: 0.49
Viewers 25-54 – 0.79 – a week ago: 0.65
Female viewers 18-49 – 5.3 – a week ago: 3.6
Male viewers 18-49 – 6.4 – a week ago: 4.5
Viewers 50+ – 3.0 – a week ago: 3.0
Here is a list of total viewership and the key demo rating that SmackDown has done over the last four episodes:
3/11/22: 2,226,000 viewers – 0.57 key demo rating
3/18/22: 2,147,000 viewers – 0.58 key demo rating
3/25/22: 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
As for AEW Rampage, the show drew 456,000 viewers and a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demographic on TNT in the 10 pm ET time slot. Last week the show did 425,000 viewers and a 0.14 rating, which was the lowest key demo and viewership in the history of the show.
Rampage ranked #18 in the top 150 shows on cable for the night, up from last week’s #32 ranking. Brandon Thurston of WrestleNomics reported the news. Here’s the breakdown in each demo for the show:
Viewers 18-49 – 0.15 – last week: 0.14
Female viewers 18-49 – 0.10 – two weeks ago: 0.09
Male viewers 18-49 – 0.19 – two weeks ago: 0.18
Viewers 18-34 – 0.08 – two weeks ago: 0.08
Female viewers 12-34 – 0.03 – two weeks ago: 0.07
Male viewers 12-34 – 0.10 – two weeks ago: 0.07
Viewers 25-54 – 0.19 – two weeks ago: 0.17
Viewers 50+ – 0.21 – two weeks ago: 0.20
Numbers for the last four episodes:
3/11/22: 526,000 viewers – 0.33 key demo rating
3/18/22: 398,000 viewers – 0.13 key demo rating – later timeslot
3/25/22: 425,000 viewers – 0.14 key demo rating – all-time low in normal timeslot
4/1/22: 456,000 viewers – 0.15 key demo rating
