By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
The Friday, November 6 WWE Friday Night SmackDown averaged 1.1 million viewers for USA Network, according to Dave Meltzer of F4Wonline.com. The number was down compared to the previous episode’s 1.162 million average. SmackDown finished with a 0.25 rating in the 18-49 demographic, down compared to the prior week’s 0.26 rating.
Powell’s POV: The viewership decline is probably attributable to SmackDown being taped (on November 2, after the live Raw in Brooklyn, New York). One year earlier, the November 7, 2025, SmackDown averaged 1.141 million viewers and a 0.26 rating for USA Network on Halloween night.
(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.)
