By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
The January 16 WWE Friday Night Smackdown finished with an average of 968,000 viewers for USA Network, according to Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics.com. The number was down compared to the previous episode’s 990,000 viewership average.
Powell’s POV: The January 16 Smackdown finished with a 0.21 rating in the 18-49 demographic, down compared to the previous week’s 0.26 rating. One year earlier, the January 17, 2025, edition of Smackdown produced 1.403 million viewers and a 0.42 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 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.)
Be the first to comment