By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
WWE Friday Night Smackdown finished with an average of 1.546 million viewers for USA Network, according to ProgrammingInsider.com. The number was up compared to the previous episode’s 1.399 million viewership average.
Powell’s POV: Friday’s Smackdown finished with a 0.45 rating in the 18-49 demographic, up compared to the previous week’s 0.37 rating. A nice bounce-back week. One year earlier, the July 19, 2024, edition of Smackdown on Fox produced 2.313 million viewers and a 0.65 rating.
Its gotta kill wwe that they have lost half their audience the past year. No this is not a pro aew comment. They arent on the same level. But drawing less than 2 million consistenly just burns them bad because they were supposed to have grown the brand the ratings show theyve declined