Showbuzz Daily reports that last Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown on FOX was able to draw a total of 2.629 million viewers, with a rating of 0.64 in the key 18-49 demo. This total is up 10.65% from last week’s final viewership of 2.376 million viewers.
Last Friday’s rating of 0.64 is up 16.36% from last week’s 0.55 rating. Last Friday night’s rating of 0.64 represents a total of 835,000 viewers in the key 18-49 demographic, which is up 16.46% from last week’s 717,000 viewers with a 0.55 rating, Wrestlenomics reports. Last Friday’s WWE SmackDown episode drew the highest total audience in two years. This past Friday’s WWE SmackDown drew the highest total audience since December 25, 2020 and the highest key demo rating since January 21, 2022 and SmackDown Christmas 2020 episode had NFL as lead-in, which boosted the show’s viewership. Last Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown would also draw the highest total viewership since February 28, 2020, which happened just before touring was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox (8-10pm):
2,629,000 viewers
P18-49 rating: 0.64
#7 in P18-49 among broadcast primetime and cable originalsAEW Rampage, Friday on TNT (10-11pm):
470,000 viewers
P18-49 rating: 0.12
#28 cable original in P18-49
📊 https://t.co/qDSSxyAPtr pic.twitter.com/TJmQaggnoC— Wrestlenomics (@wrestlenomics) January 3, 2023
Highest Smackdown viewership since Christmas 2020 w/ NFL game lead-in. Excepting that, highest since Feb 2020.
Highlights of Cena's match has over 5 million views on YouTube.
📋 Full report:https://t.co/sOi6byuuQS pic.twitter.com/vkZAr4iEVQ
— Wrestlenomics (@wrestlenomics) January 3, 2023
