{"id":177406,"date":"2025-09-09T11:00:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=177406"},"modified":"2025-09-09T10:37:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T15:37:11","slug":"wwe-smackdown-rating-for-john-cenas-final-wwe-appearance-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2025\/09\/09\/wwe-smackdown-rating-for-john-cenas-final-wwe-appearance-in-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Smackdown rating for John Cena&#8217;s final WWE appearance in Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-2754986222\" 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 1.585 million viewers for USA Network, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/programminginsider.com\/category\/ratings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ProgrammingInsider.com<\/a>. The number was up compared to the previous episode&#8217;s 1.147 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 0.51 rating in the 18-49 demographic, up compared to the previous week&#8217;s 0.28 rating. The numbers were down for the previous show due to it airing on the Friday of Labor Day weekend. Friday&#8217;s Smackdown ran against an NFL game that streamed free on YouTube and claimed 17 million viewers. 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