WWE SmackDown 5/5/23 Draws Lowest Total Viewership Since September Against Strong NBA Competition

The latest edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown saw the ratings be down. The show averaged 2.059 million viewers on FOX, which is down from 2.473 million viewers, according to Brandon Thurston of WrestleNomics.

In the all-important 18-49 demographic, the show did a 0.52 rating, down from the 0.67 rating a week ago. The show went up against strong competition in the way of the NBA and NHL playoffs. The NBA game on ESPN alone did over 5 million viewers.

This was the lowest key demo rating since December 16 and the lowest total viewership in SmackDown’s regular timeslot since September 2, with 2.077 million viewers.

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Last week was the first night of the Draft, earning the highest ratings since the WrestleMania go-home show, while this week’s show was the go-home edition of SmackDown for Backlash.

The show on the same week last year did 1.998 million viewers with a  18-49 demo rating of 0.46. Here’s the breakdown in each demo for the show compared to last week:

Viewers 18-34 – 0.32 – a week ago: 0.45

Viewers 18-49 – 0.52 – a week ago: 0.67

Viewers 25-54 – 0.71 – a week ago: 0.85

Female viewers 18-49 – 4.2 – a week ago: 4.7

Male viewers 18-49 – 7.3 – a week ago: 8.1

Viewers 50+ – 3.1 – a week ago: 3.3

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

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