WWE SmackDown viewership dropped on November 18, both in the total number and in the demographic rating.
According to Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics, 2.232 million viewers watched the show on Friday. This number is down from last week, when 2.264 million viewers tuned in.
In the 18 to 49 demographic, SmackDown scored a 0.56 rating, which is also down from last week (0.58 rating in the same demographic). Thurston stated that SmackDown ranked first overall in the demographic in Friday.
Smackdown was #1 in P18-49 on Friday across cable and primetime broadcast.
Rampage was #17 among cable originals, #32 including broadcast primetime. The Countdown special ranked #85 among cable originals.
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— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) November 21, 2022
This week’s episode featured two SmackDown World Cup matches; Butch battled Sami Zayn, and Ricochet faced Mustafa Ali. Elsewhere on the show, Shotzi took on Shayna Baszler, and The New Day teamed up with Braun Strowman to face Imperium.
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