WWE SmackDown 12/30/22 draws highest viewership since December 2020 for John Cena’s in-ring return

The latest edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown saw the ratings increase. The show averaged 2.629 million viewers on FOX, which is up from 2.376 million viewers, according to Brandon Thurston of WrestleNomics.

In the all-important 18-49 demographic, the show did a 0.64 rating, up from the 0.55 rating a week ago.

This episode featured the in-ring return of John Cena in the main event when he teamed with Kevin Owens against Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn.

This was the highest total viewership since Christmas Day 2020, a show with an inflated number because it had an NFL game lead-in, and the highest key demo since September 2021. Last week was the highest total viewership SmackDown has done since September 9, with 2.367 million viewers.

Here’s the breakdown in each demo for the show compared to last week:

Viewers 18-34 – 0.44 – a week ago: 0.40

Viewers 18-49 – 0.64 – a week ago: 0.55

Viewers 25-54 – 0.87 – a week ago: 0.78

Female viewers 18-49 – 4.4 – a week ago: 4.3

Male viewers 18-49 – 8.3 – a week ago: 6.1

Viewers 50+ – 3.5 – a week ago: 3.4

Here is a list of total viewership and the key demo rating that SmackDown has done over the last year:

1/1/21: 2,013,000 viewers – 0.53 key demo rating

1/8/21: 2,120,000 viewers – 0.56 key demo rating

1/15/21: 2,262,000 viewers – 0.67 key demo rating

1/22/21: 2,383,000 viewers – 0.63 key demo rating

1/29/21: 2,304,000 viewers – 0.62 key demo rating

2/5/21: 2,257,000 viewers – 0.65 key demo rating

2/12/21: 1,990,000 viewers – 0.57 key demo rating

2/19/21: 2,217,000 viewers – 0.59 key demo rating

2/26/21: 2,145,000 viewers – 0.54 key demo rating

3/5/21: 2,252,000 viewers – 0.60 key demo rating

3/12/21: 2,171,000 viewers – 0.61 key demo rating

3/19/21: 2,093,000 viewers – 0.57 key demo rating

3/26/21: 2,191,000 viewers – 0.57 key demo rating

4/2/21: 2,137,000 viewers – 0.57 key demo rating

4/9/21: 2,250,000 viewers – 0.61 key demo rating

4/16/21: 2,119,000 viewers – 0.56 key demo rating

4/23/21: 2,121,000 viewers – 0.54 key demo rating

4/30/21: 2,018,000 viewers – 0.49 key demo rating

5/7/21: 2,282,000 viewers – 0.65 key demo rating

5/14/21: 1,917,000 viewers – 0.44 key demo rating

5/21/21: 1,933,000 viewers – 0.50 key demo rating

5/28/21: 1,928,000 viewers – 0.50 key demo rating

6/4/21: 1,833,000 viewers – 0.51 key demo rating

6/11/21: 1,944,000 viewers – 0.48 key demo rating

6/18/21: 2,045,000 viewers – 0.50 key demo rating

6/25/21: 1,971,000 viewers – 0.50 key demo rating

7/2/21: 1,861,000 viewers – 0.51 key demo rating

7/9/21: 1,986,000 viewers – 0.48 key demo rating

7/16/21: 2,310,000 viewers – 0.66 key demo rating – first show back with fans and MITB go-home show

7/23/21: 2,137,000 viewers – 0.55 key demo rating – post-MITB show

7/30/21: 2,043,000 viewers – 0.57 key demo rating

8/6/21: 2,169,000 viewers – 0.61 key demo rating

8/13/21: 2,084,000 viewers – 0.58 key demo rating

8/20/21: 2,102,000 viewers – 0.57 key demo rating – go-home SummerSlam show

8/27/21: 2,250,000 viewers – 0.59 key demo rating- post-SummerSlam show

9/3/21: 2,220,000 viewers – 0.62 key demo rating – Universal Title Main Event

9/10/21: 2,383,000 viewers – 0.65 key demo rating – Brock Lesnar SmackDown return

9/17/21: 2,243,000 viewers – 0.58 key demo rating

9/24/21: 2,135,000 viewers – 0.55 key demo rating – Extreme Rules go-home show

10/1/21: 2,252,000 viewers – 0.62 key demo rating – Draft episode

10/8/21: 2,147,000 viewers – 0.52 key demo rating

10/15/21: 866,000 viewers – 0.24 key demo rating – FS1 edition

10/22/21: 2,249,000 viewers – 0.58 key demo rating – FOX episode/Crown Jewel fallout

10/29/21: 1,032,000 viewers – 0.29 key demo rating – FS1 edition

11/5/21: 2,093,000 viewers – 0.57 key demo rating – FOX return episode

11/12/21: 2,104 viewers – 0.56 key demo rating

11/19/21: 2,064,000 viewers – 0.52 key demo rating- Survivor Series go-home show

11/26/21: 2,149,000 viewers – 0.57 key demo rating

12/3/21: 2,030,000 viewers – 0.51 key demo rating

12/10/21: 2,142,000 viewers – 0.50 key demo rating

12/17/21: 2,303,000 viewers – 0.52 key demo rating

12/24/21: 1,972,000 viewers – 0.48 key demo rating – Christmas Eve episode

1/7/22: 2,271,000 viewers – 0.58 key demo rating

1/14/22: 2,174,000 viewers – 0.56 key demo rating

1/21/22: 2,255,000 viewers – 0.64 key demo rating

1/28/22: 2,217,000 viewers – 0.56 key demo rating – Royal Rumble go-home show

2/4/22: 2,151,000 viewers – 0.51 key demo rating – post-Royal Rumble show

2/11/22: 2,231,000 viewers – 0.56 key demo rating

2/19/22: 2,173,000 viewers – 0.54 key demo rating – Elimination Chamber go-home show

2/25/22: 2,114,000 viewers – 0.57 key demo rating – Elimination Chamber fallout

3/4/22: 2,261,000 viewers – 0.59 key demo rating

3/11/22: 2,226,000 viewers – 0.57 key demo rating

3/18/22: 2,147,000 viewers – 0.58 key demo rating

3/25/22: 2,180,000 viewers – 0.49 key demo rating

4/1/22: 2,359,000 viewers – 0.61 key demo rating – WrestleMania go-home show

4/8/22: 2,230,000 viewers – 0.60 key demo rating – post-WrestleMania edition

4/15/22: 2,142,000 viewers – 0.48 key demo rating

4/22/22: 1,852,000 viewers – 0.47 key demo rating

4/29/22: 1,953,000 viewers – 0.38 key demo rating – lowest key demo on FOX

5/6/22: 1,998,000 viewers – 0.46 key demo rating – WrestleMania Backlash go-home show

5/13/22: 1,893,000 viewers – 0.40 key demo rating

5/20/22: 2,031 ,000 viewers – 0.45 key demo rating

5/27/22: 1,878,000 viewers – 0.43 key demo rating

6/3/22: 1,939,000 viewers – 0.47 key demo rating – Hell in a Cell go-home show

6/10/22: 1,914,000 viewers – 0.44 key demo rating – Hell in a Cell fallout

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

7/15/22: 2,077,000 viewers – 0.47 key demo rating

7/22/22: 2,256,000 viewers – 0.62 key demo rating

7/29/22: 2,193,000 viewers – 0.52 key demo rating – SummerSlam go-home show

8/5/22: 2,093,000 viewers – 0.49 key demo rating – SummerSlam fallout

8/12/22: 1,927,000 viewers – 0.44 key demo rating

8/19/22: 2,084, 000 viewers – 0.47 key demo rating

8/26/22: 1,990,000 viewers – 0.48 key demo rating

9/2/22: 2,077,000 viewers – 0.49 key demo rating – Clash at the Castle go-home show

9/9/22: 2,367,000 viewers – 0.57 key demo rating – Clash at the Castle fallout

9/16/22: 2,212,000 viewers – 0.50 key demo rating

9/23/22: 2,535,000 viewers – 0.63 key demo rating

9/30/22: 2,207,000 viewers – 0.54 key demo rating

10/7/22: 2,243,000 viewers – 0.54 key demo rating – Season Premiere/Extreme Rules go-home show

10/14/22: 2,274,000 viewers – 0.54 key demo rating – Extreme Rules fallout

10/21/22: 2,231,000 viewers – 0.52 key demo rating

10/28/22: 835,000 viewers – 0.23 key demo rating – FS1 edition

11/4/22: 2,138,000 viewers – 0.48 key demo rating – Crown Jewel go-home show

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

12/9/22: 2,306,000 viewers – 0.57 key demo rating

12/16/22: 2,191,000 viewers – 0.52 key demo rating

12/23/22: 2,376,000 viewers – 0.55 key demo rating

12/30/22: 2,629,000 viewers – 0.64 key demo rating – John Cena’s in-ring return

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