WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew 1.58M viewers for the last show prior to Wrestlemania 42. The telecast drew 572,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo per Programming Insider. The telecast was the highest-rated show for Smackdown in 2026 which boded well for Wrestlemania. The telecast was mainly a recap show but did include the Andre the […]
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WWE Smackdown (04.03) draws 1.5M viewers
Programming Insider reports that Friday Night Smackdown on the USA Network drew 1.508 million overall viewers. The telecast drew 0.43 in the A18-49 demo. Friday night was the big reveal in storyline for Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton as it was revealed that the mystery caller was Pat McAfee. According to Dave Meltzer (revealed in […]
WWE Smackdown draws 1.03M viewers
WWE Friday Night’s Smackdown draws 1.03M viewers which is almost a 20 percent decrease from the previous week. The ratings are under Nielsen’s new “Big Data + Panel” measurement model which replaces the traditional panel-only approach. This includes the digital and streaming data which has led to lower reported pro wrestling broadcasts. The ratings reflect […]
WWE Friday Night Smackdown draws all-time low
WWE Friday Night Smackdown on the USA Network drew 1.147M viewers, the lowest rating since moving back to the USA Network. The telecast drew 0.28 (~369K-382K viewers) in the A18-49 demo. The episode was taped earlier in the day in France as the penultimate show before Sunday’s Clash in Paris. Perhaps the taping (it was […]
WWE Smackdown draws biggest ratings since April for Hogan tribute
There are still Hulkamaniacs out there. WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew its biggest ratings since April as many tuned in to watch the tribute to Hulk Hogan. Overall, Friday Night Smackdown drew 1.707M viewers. Hogan passed away this past Thursday at the age of 71. Hogan is best known for his time while in the […]