{"id":173847,"date":"2025-07-09T09:56:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T14:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=173847"},"modified":"2025-07-09T09:57:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T14:57:08","slug":"wwe-smackdown-rating-for-the-independence-day-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2025\/07\/09\/wwe-smackdown-rating-for-the-independence-day-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Smackdown rating for the Independence Day edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-3946325418\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>WWE Friday Night Smackdown finished with an average of 1.166 million viewers for USA Network, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/programminginsider.com\/category\/ratings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ProgrammingInsider.com<\/a>. The number was down compared to the previous episode&#8217;s 1.450 million viewership average.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Friday&#8217;s Smackdown finished with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic, down compared to the previous week&#8217;s 0.41 rating. The low numbers are obviously because the show aired on Independence Day in the United States. 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