Final WWE SmackDown Viewership For The First-Ever Episode From The WWE Performance Center
Friday's WWE SmackDown, the first-ever blue brand show to air from the WWE Performance Center with no audience featuring fallout from WWE Elimination Chamber, drew an average of 2.470 million viewers on FOX, according to Showbuzz Daily.
This final number is down from the overnight viewership that was released on Saturday morning, which was an average of 2.588 million viewers. This number is up slightly from last week's final SmackDown viewership of 2.456 million viewers for the Elimination Chamber go-home episode.
Friday's SmackDown drew a 0.7 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, a 0.9 rating in the 25-54 demo, and a 0.5 rating in the 18-34 demographic. Last week's episode drew a 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demo, a 0.9 rating in the 25-54 demo, and a 0.4 rating in the 18-34 demographic.
SmackDown tied for #2 in the 18-49 demographic on network TV this week, for the second week in a row, with 20/20, MacGyver, Hawaii Five-O, and Blue Bloods, but behind Shark Tank at #1. SmackDown came in at #1 in the 18-34 demo this week, for the fifth week in a row. SmackDown tied for #4 with Dateline in the 25-54 demo, behind Shark Tank and Hawaii Five-O at #1, 20/20 and Blue Bloods at #2, and MacGyver at #3.
SmackDown came in at #9 for the night in viewership on network TV, behind Blue Bloods, Hawaii Five-O, MacGyver, Shark Tank, 20/20, Lincoln Rhyme, the Lincoln Rhyme second airing, and Dateline. Blue Bloods topped the night in viewership with 8.136 million viewers.
Lead with Jake Tapper on CNN topped the night on the Cable Top 150 with an 0.57 rating in the 18-49 demographic, and 2.913 million viewers. Your World with Neil Cavuto on FOX News topped the night on cable in viewership with 4.370 million viewers, ranking #4 on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.53 rating in the key demo.
Below is our 2020 SmackDown Viewership Tracker:
January 3 Episode: 2.413 million viewers with a 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 10 Episode: 2.497 million viewers with a 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 17 Episode: 2.562 million viewers with a 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 24 Episode: 2.448 million viewers with a 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 31 Episode: 2.422 million viewers with a 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Royal Rumble episode)
February 7 Episode: 2.538 million viewers with a 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 14 Episode: 2.464 million viewers with a 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 21 Episode: 2.484 million viewers with a 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 28 Episode: 2.687 million viewers with a 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Super ShowDown episode)
March 6 Episode: 2.456 million viewers with a 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 13 Episode: 2.470 million viewers with a 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Elimination Chamber WWE Performance Center episode)
March 20 Episode:
2019 Total: 112.530 million viewers
2019 Average: 2.164 million viewers per episode
2018 Total: 122.304 million viewers
2018 Average: 2.352 million viewers per episode
2017 Total: 132.401 million viewers
2017 Average: 2.546 million viewers per episode