WWE SmackDown Draws Lowest Viewership Since December
Friday's WWE SmackDown, the third blue brand show to air from the WWE Performance Center with no audience due to the coronavirus pandemic, drew an average of 2.367 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 2.374 million viewers. This number is also down 8% from last week's final SmackDown viewership of 2.569 million viewers, which was the best SmackDown viewership since the post-Super ShowDown episode on February 28, and the second best of 2020, as well as the fifth best audience since SmackDown premiered on FOX last October.
This week's SmackDown viewership is the lowest of 2020, and the lowest blue brand viewership since the December 13 episode, which drew 2.330 million viewers.
Friday's SmackDown drew a 0.7 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, a 0.8 rating in the 25-54 demo, and a 0.4 rating in the 18-34 demographic. Last week's episode drew a 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demo, a 0.9 rating in the 25-54 demo, and a 0.6 rating in the 18-34 demographic.
SmackDown tied in ratings at #3 in the 18-49 demographic on network TV this week, with 20/20, but behind MacGyver at #2, and Shark Tank & Hawaii Five-O at #1. SmackDown came in at #2 in the 18-34 demo this week, behind Shark Tank & Hawaii Five-O, and tied with MacGyver & Blue Bloods. SmackDown tied for #2 with Blue Bloods & Dateline in the 25-54 demo, for the second week in a row, behind Shark Tank & Hawaii Five-O at #1.
SmackDown came in at #8 for the night in viewership on network TV, for the second week in a row, behind 20/20, Dateline, Shark Tank, Blacklist, MacGyver, Blue Bloods, and Hawaii Five-O. Hawaii Five-O topped the night in viewership with 8.437 million viewers.
Special Report on FOX News topped the night on the Cable Top 150 with an 0.65 rating in the 18-49 demographic, and topped the night on cable in viewership with 5.492 million viewers.
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: 2.569 million viewers with a 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 27 Episode: 2.367 million viewers with a 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 3 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