The ratings are in for the latest edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. The show averaged 1.145 million viewers on FS1, which is down from 2.254 million viewers last week on FOX, according to Brandon Thurston of WrestleNomics.
In the all-important 18-49 demographic, the show did a 0.35 rating, down from the 0.59 rating a week ago. The show was moved off FOX due to the MLB World Series, which drew 9.172 million viewers and a 1.95 key demo rating.
This was the second-highest ratings an FS1 episode of SmackDown has ever done. The previous FS1 episode did 1.230 million viewers and a 0.36 key demo rating in July. Ratings were expected to be down due to FS1 being in far fewer homes than a broadcast network like FOX.
Here is a list of total viewership and the key demo rating that SmackDown has done over the last year:
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
1/6/23: 2,257,000 viewers – 0.53 key demo rating
1/13/23: 2,326,000 viewers – 0.55 key demo rating
1/20/23: 2,257,000 viewers – 0.55 key demo rating
1/27/23: 2,544,000 viewers – 0.67 key demo rating – Royal Rumble go-home show
2/3/23: 2,384,000 viewers – 0.61 key demo rating – post-Royal Rumble show
2/10/23: 2,468,000 viewers – 0.64 key demo rating
2/17/23: 2,383,000 viewers – 0.58 key demo rating – Elimination Chamber go-home show
2/24/23: 2,408,000 viewers – 0.64 key demo rating – post-Elimination Chamber
3/3/23: 2,451,000 viewers – 0.59 key demo rating
3/10/23: 2,320,000 viewers – 0.63 key demo rating
3/17/23: 2,258,000 viewers – 0.59 key demo rating
3/24/23: 2,219,000 viewers – 0.58 key demo rating
3/31/23: 2,484,000 viewers – 0.69 key demo rating – WrestleMania 39 go-home show
4/7/23: 2,468,000 viewers – 0.69 key demo rating – post-WrestleMania 39 show
4/14/23: 2,265,000 viewers – 0.58 key demo rating
4/21/23: 2,175,000 viewers – 0.54 key demo rating
4/28/23: 2,473,000 viewers – 0.67 key demo rating – Draft episode
5/5/23: 2,059,000 viewers – 0.52 key demo rating – Backlash go-home show
5/12/23: 2,149,000 viewers – 0.56 key demo rating – post-Backlash show
5/19/23: 2,133,000 viewers – 0.53 key demo rating
5/26/23: 2,158,000 viewers – 0.52 key demo rating – Night of Champions go-home show
6/2/23: 2,563,000 viewers – 0.73 key demo rating – post-Night of Champions show/ Roman Reigns celebration
6/9/23: 2,278,000 viewers – 0.60 key demo rating
6/16/23: 2,430,000 viewers – 0.67 key demo rating
6/23/23: 2,354,000 viewers – 0.61 key demo rating
6/30/23: 2,510,000 viewers – 0.69 key demo rating – Money in the Bank go-home show
7/7/23: 2,561,000 viewers – 0.76 key demo rating – Money in the Bank-Night of Champions show
7/14/23: 2,309,000 viewers – 0.62 key demo rating
7/21/23: 1,230,000 viewers – 0.36 key demo rating – FS1 Episode
7/28/23: 2,232,000 viewers – 0.61 key demo rating
8/4/23: 2,248,000 viewers – 0.62 key demo rating – SummerSlam go-home show
8/11/23: 2,097,000 viewers – 0.55 key demo rating – SummerSlam fallout
8/18/23: 2,094,000 viewers – 0.55 key demo rating
8/25/23: 2,647,000 viewers – 0.78 key demo rating – Bray Wyatt & Terry Funk tribute show
9/1/23: 2,443,000 viewers – 0.65 key demo rating – John Cena’s return/Payback go-home show
9/8/23: 2,094,000 viewers – 0.53 key demo rating – Payback Fallout
9/15/23: 2,569,000 viewers – 0.70 key demo rating – surprise appearance by The Rock
9/22/23: 2, 227,000 viewers – 0.63 key demo rating
9/29/23: 2,303,000 viewers – 0.60 key demo rating
10/6/23: 2,319,000 viewers – 0.64 key demo rating – Fastlane go-home show
10/13/23: 2,417,000 viewers – 0.62 key demo rating – Fastlane fallout/Roman Reigns’ return
10/20/23: 2,254,000 viewers – 0.59 key demo rating
10/27/23: 1,145,000 viewers – 0.35 key demo rating – FS1 Episode
