The ratings are in for the latest edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. The show averaged 2.240 million viewers on FOX, which is down from 2.384 million viewers last week on FOX, according to Brandon Thurston of WrestleNomics.
In the all-important 18-49 demographic, the show did a 0.55 rating, down from the 0.63 rating a week ago. Last week was the highest total viewership since October 13 and the highest key demo rating since October 6.
SmackDown featured the return of Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, Randy Orton vs. Jimmy Uso, and more. Ratings were expected to be down from last week as that show had the first appearance by CM Punk in nearly a decade.
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
11/3/23: 2,119,000 viewers – 0.58 key demo rating – Crown Jewel go-home show
11/10/23: 2,195,000 viewers – 0.57 key demo rating – Crown Jewel fallout
11/17/23: 2,206,000 viewers – 0.62 key demo rating
11/24/23: 789,000 viewers – 0.24 key demo rating – FS1/Survivor Series go-home episode
12/1/23: 2,044,000 viewers – 0.59 key demo rating – Survivor Series fallout
12/8/23: 2,384,000 viewers – 0.63 key demo rating – CM Punk appearance
12/15/23: 2,240,000 viewers – 0.55 key demo rating – Roman Reigns appearance
