WWE Smackdown rating: Did CM Punk’s first appearance as WWE Champion boost the numbers?

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

WWE Friday Night Smackdown finished with an average of 1.212 million viewers for USA Network, according to ProgrammingInsider.com. The number was up compared to the previous episode’s 1.064 million average viewership.

Powell’s POV: Friday’s Smackdown finished with a 0.24 rating in the 18-49 demographic, down a tick from the previous week’s 0.25 rating. One year earlier, the July 11, 2025, Smackdown averaged 1.399 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 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.)

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