WWE SmackDown 9/15/23 Draws Over 2.5 Million Viewers With Surprise Rock Appearance

The ratings are in for the latest edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. The show averaged 2.569 million viewers on FOX, which is up from 2.094 million viewers last week, according to Brandon Thurston of WrestleNomics.

In the all-important 18-49 demographic, the show did a 0.70 rating, up from the 0.53 rating a week ago. This was the highest total viewership and key demo rating since the July 7, 2023 episode.

Last week, the show drew its lowest ratings since May on FOX if you don’t include the shows that were preempted in August for NFL pre-season football.

A surprise appearance by The Rock in the opening segment, LA Knight vs. The Miz, The Grayson Waller Effect with guest John Cena, AJ Styles vs. Finn Balor, and Asuka vs. Bayley were featured.

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

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