WWE Smackdown rating: How did the Black Friday episode perform?

By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)

WWE Friday Night Smackdown finished with an average of 1.142 million viewers for USA Network, according to ProgrammingInsider.com. The number was down compared to the previous episode’s 1.210 viewership average.

Powell’s POV: Friday’s Smackdown finished with a 0.28 rating in the 18-49 demographic, down compared to the previous week’s 0.29 rating. One year earlier, the November 29, 2024, edition of Smackdown produced 1.341 million viewers and a 0.40 rating for USA Network for the Black Friday edition.

(Jason Powell, founder and editor of ProWrestling.net, has covered pro wrestling full-time dating back to 1997. He hosts a weekly podcast, Pro Wrestling Boom, and also appears regularly on the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast. Reach him via email at dotnetjason@gmail.com and on social media via @prowrestlingnet.bsky.social or x.com/prowrestlingnet. For his full bio and information on this website, click here.)