WWE SmackDown draws lowest viewership of 2025

Friday night’s WWE SmackDown episode averaged 1.384 million viewers on USA Network, down 8.2 percent from the previous week. It’s the lowest audience total for the show since December 20. SmackDown finished second on cable (and all of television) with a 0.42 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 12.5 percent from last week and is the lowest rating the show has done in that category since January 10. The show went head-to-head with the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, featuring WWE star Bayley, which topped all of TV with a 0.43 rating in 18-49 and 1.208 million viewers on ESPN. The Rising Stars game on the same network also went against SmackDown and did a 0.25 demo rating and 821,000 viewers. As compared to the same week in 2024, when the show aired on Fox, SmackDown’s overall viewership was down 45.8 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 44 percent. Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show