WWE SmackDown viewership dipped on February 17.
Wrestlenomics reports that 2.383 million viewers watched the show on Friday, which is down from last week, when 2.468 million viewers tuned in.
In the 18 to 49 demographic, SmackDown scored a 0.58 rating, which also marks a drop from last week (0.64 rating). SmackDown ranked first overall in the demographic among broadcast primetime and cable originals.
AEW Rampage, Friday on TNT (7-8pm):
287,000 viewers
P18-49 rating: 0.07
#59 cable original in P18-49WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox (8-10pm):
2,383,000 viewers
P18-49 rating: 0.58
#1 in P18-49 among broadcast primetime and cable originals
? https://t.co/qDSSxyAPtr pic.twitter.com/v6Tzh3o8XO— Wrestlenomics (@wrestlenomics) February 21, 2023
Friday’s episode of the show opened with Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler defeating Shotzi and Natalya in tag team action. In the main event slot, Sami Zayn delivered a passionate promo to his hometown crowd of Montreal ahead of his match with Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns at WWE Elimination Chamber.
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