By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
The September 18 WWE Friday Night SmackDown finished with an average of 1.264 million viewers for USA Network, according to Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics.com. The number was up compared to the previous episode’s 1.22 million average.
Powell’s POV: Friday’s SmackDown finished with a 0.29 rating in the 18-49 demographic, equal to the previous week’s 0.29 rating. One year earlier, the September 19, 2025, SmackDown averaged 1.342 million viewers and a 0.37 rating for USA Network.
(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 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.)
