WWE Smackdown Rating Hits Six-Week Low, Audience Down

Last week’s WWE Smackdown hit its lowest ratings point in six weeks, while the audience slipped as well. Friday’s episode pulled in a 0.59 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic and 2.253 million viewers per TV Sports Ratings. Those numbers are down 4.8% and 6.8% respectively from the previous week’s 0.62 demo rating and audience of 2.417 million.

The demo rating for the show was the lowest since the September 8th show drew a 0.53, while the viewership was the worst since the September 22nd episode had 2.227 million.

Smackdown is averaging a 0.608 demo rating and 2.303 million viewers in 2023, compared to a 0.521 demo rating and 2.151 million viewers for the same time period in 2022.