The latest edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown saw the ratings decrease. The show averaged 2.217 million viewers on FOX, which is down from 2.255 million a week ago, according to Showbuzz Daily.
In the all-important 18-49 demographic, the show did a 0.56 rating, down from the 0.64rating a week ago. Last week was the highest key demo the show had done since September 10th.
This was the Royal Rumble go-home show of SmackDown. Here’s the breakdown in each demo for the show compared to last week:
Viewers 18-34 – 0.34 – a week ago: 0.39
Viewers 18-49 – 0.56 – a week ago: 0.64
Viewers 25-54 – 0.71 – a week ago: 0.80
Female viewers 18-49 – 3.5 – a week ago: 4.0
Male viewers 18-49 – 5.7 – a week ago: 6.6
Viewers 50+ – 2.8 – a week ago: 4.6
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
