The latest edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown saw the ratings drop. The show averaged 2.129 million viewers on FOX, down from 2.141 million a week ago, according to Brandon Thurston of WrestleNomics.
In the all-important 18-49 demographic, the show did a 0.47 rating, down from the 0.49 rating a week ago. The same week last year the show did 1.986 million viewers with an 18-49 demo rating of 0.48.
This was the fallout edition of SmackDown from Money in the Bank and featured a Roman Reigns promo segment to open the show. Here’s the breakdown of each demo for the show compared to last week:
- Viewers 18-34 – 0.26 – a week ago: 0.32
- Viewers 18-49 – 0.47 – a week ago: 0.49
- Viewers 25-54 – 0.61 – a week ago: 0.68
- Female viewers 18-49 – 4.0 – a week ago: 4.7
- Male viewers 18-49 – 7.0 – a week ago: 7.8
- Viewers 50+ – 3.3 – a week ago: 3.3
Here is a list of total viewership and the key demo rating that SmackDown has done over the last 4 episodes:
- 6/17/22: 2,290,000 viewers – 0.57 key demo rating – Universal Title Headliner
- 6/24/22: 2,231,000 viewers – 0.53 key demo rating
- 7/1/22: 2,141,000 viewers – 0.49 key demo rating – Money in the Bank go-home show
- 7/8/22: 2,129,000 viewers – 0.47 key demo rating – Money in the Bank fallout
As for AEW Rampage, the show drew 428,000 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 482,000 viewers and a 0.16 rating.
Rampage ranked #10 in the top 150 shows on cable for the night, down from last week with a #3 ranking. Here’s the breakdown of each demo for the show:
- Viewers 18-49 – 0.15 – one week ago 0.16
- Female viewers 18-49 – 0.09 – one week ago: 0.12
- Male viewers 18-49 – 0.20 – one week ago: 0.20
- Viewers 18-34 – 0.08 – one week ago: 0.08
- Female viewers 12-34 – 0.05 – one week ago: 0.07
- Male viewers 12-34 – 0.11 – one week ago: 0.06
- Viewers 25-54 – 0.18 – one week ago: 0.21
- Viewers 50+ – 0.19 – one week ago: 0.20
Here is a list of total viewership and the key demo rating that Rampage has done over the last 4 episodes:
- 6/17/22: 331,000 viewers – 0.10 key demo rating – lowest key demo rating ever
- 6/24/22: 422,000 viewers – 0.12 key demo rating
- 7/1/22: 482,000 viewers – 0.16 key demo rating
- 7/8/22: 428,000 viewers – 0.15 key demo rating
