By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
The Friday, October 9 WWE Friday Night SmackDown finished with an average of 1.352 million viewers for USA Network, according to Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics.com. The number was up compared to the previous episode’s 1.25 million average. SmackDown finished with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic, up from the prior week’s 0.27 rating.
Powell’s POV: Strong numbers for SmackDown heading into Money in the Bank. One year earlier, the October 10, 2025, SmackDown averaged 1.025 million viewers and a 0.22 rating for USA Network for a taped show.
(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.)
