The latest edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown saw the ratings be down. The show averaged 902,000 viewers on FS1, which is down from 2.166 million viewers a week ago on FOX, according to Brandon Thurston of WrestleNomics.
In the all-important 18-49 demographic, the show did a 0.25 rating, down from the 0.54 rating a week ago. This was the post-Survivor Series show for the SmackDown brand. Ratings were expected to be down due to the move to a different station that is in far fewer homes on cable instead of broadcast like FOX.
The previous SmackDown episode on FS1 drew 835,000 viewers and a 0.23 key demo rating.
The show had to go up against the PAC 12 Championship Game on FOX, which was why the show moved to FS1 this week. The game did over 6 million viewers and a 1.57 key demo rating. SmackDown ranked #5 on cable for the night.
Here’s the breakdown in each demo for the show compared to last week:
- Viewers 18-34 – 0.20 – a week ago: 0.38
- Viewers 18-49 – 0.25 – a week ago: 0.54
- Viewers 25-54 – 0.30 – a week ago: 0.68
- Female viewers 18-49 – 0.16 – a week ago: 3.3
- Male viewers 18-49 – 0.34 – a week ago: 6.1
- Viewers 50+ – 0.44 – 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:
- 11/11/22: 2,264,000 viewers – 0.58 key demo rating – Crown Jewel fallout
- 11/18/22: 2,232,000 viewers – 0.56 key demo rating
- 11/25/22: 2,166,000 viewers – 0.54 key demo rating – Survivor Series go-home show
- 12/2/22: 902,000 viewers – 0.25 key demo rating – FS1 episode
AEW Rampage draws lowest key demo rating in show history
Rampage drew 361,000 viewers and a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demographic on TNT in the 10 pm ET time slot. Last week the show did 411,000 viewers and a 0.11 rating.
The show was expected to be down last week due to airing in the earlier timeslot. This week, it drew the lowest key demo rating in the history of the show, including episodes that aired in different timeslots. It also drew the lowest total viewership in its normal timeslot.
The show had to go up against the PAC 12 Championship Game on FOX, which did over 6 million viewers and a 1.57 key demo rating.
Rampage ranked #60 in the top 150 shows on cable for the night, down from last week with a #43 ranking.
Latest 4 episodes:
- 11/11/22: 456,000 viewers – 0.11 key demo rating
- 11/18/22: 445,000 viewers – 0.14 key demo rating – Full Gear go-home show
- 11/25/22: 411,000 viewers – 0.11 key demo rating – early timeslot
- 12/2/22: 371,000 viewers – 0.08 key demo rating – lowest key demo rating ever
