WWE SmackDown Draws Big Numbers – Lat week’s WWE SmackDown drew 2.301 million viewers on FOX, which is up from 1.893 million a week ago, according to Brandon Thurston of WrestleNomics.
In the 18-49 demographic, the show did a 0.45 rating, up from the 0.40 rating a week ago. Last week was the second lowest key demo for an episode that aired on FOX, just behind the April 29th show. This was the first time in a month that SmackDown has topped 2 million viewers.
NBA and NHL playoffs dominated the night. Here’s the breakdown in each demo for the show compared to last week:
Viewers 18-34 – 0.32 – a week ago: 0.27
Viewers 18-49 – 0.45 – a week ago: 0.40
Viewers 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 is a list of total viewership and the key demo rating that SmackDown has done over the last 4 episodes:
4/29/22: 1,953,000 viewers – 0.38 key demo rating
5/6/22: 1,998,000 viewers – 0.46 key demo rating
5/13/22: 1,893,000 viewers – 0.40 key demo rating
5/20/22: 2,031 ,000 viewers – 0.45 key demo rating
As for AEW Rampage, the show drew 410,000 viewers and a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demographic on TNT in the 7 pm ET time slot. Last week the show did 340,000 viewers and a 0.12 rating in the 5:30 pm ET time slot.
For the third week in a row, the show was moved up to the earlier time slot due to TNT airing NHL playoff games.
Rampage ranked #13 in the top 150 shows on cable for the night, up from last week’s #30 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: 0.11
Female viewers 18-49 – 0.07 – last week: 0.08
Male viewers 18-49 – 0.22 – last week: 0.16
Viewers 18-34 – 0.07 – last week: 0.07
Female viewers 12-34 – 0.05 – last week: 0.06
Male viewers 12-34 – 0.08 – last week: 0.06
Viewers 25-54 – 0.18 – last week: 0.14
Viewers 50+ – 0.17 – last week: 0.15
Here is a list of total viewership and the key demo rating that Rampage has done over the last 4 episodes:
4/29/22: 464,000 viewers – 0.14 key demo rating
5/6/22: 292,000 viewers – 0.11 key demo rating – earlier timeslot/all-time low
5/13/22: 340,000 viewers – 0.12 key demo rating – earlier timeslot
5/20/22: 410,000 viewers – 0.15 key demo rating – earlier timeslot
