WWE SmackDown Overnight Rating Remains Even
Friday's WWE SmackDown drew an average of 2.040 million viewers in the overnight ratings, according to Showbuzz Daily. Hour one drew 2.076 million viewers, then hour two went down to 2.003 million viewers. WWE continues to take place from a closed set at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando.
SmackDown also drew an average of 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic, which was #1 for the night.
If the number holds up, it would be down slightly in viewership from last Friday's SmackDown episode, which drew an average of 2.042 million viewers with a 0.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
SmackDown was #8 for the night among the networks in viewership. It came in behind: Disney Family Singalong, 20/20, MacGyver, Celebrity Escape Room, Blue Bloods, Magnum P.I., and Dateline NBC. A rerun of Blue Bloods topped the night at 4.542 million viewers.
Final ratings will be out on Tuesday due to the Memorial Day holiday.
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: 2.497 million viewers with a 0.8 ratings in the 18-49 demographic (post-Royal Rumble episode)
February 7 Episode: 2.538 million viewers with a 0.8 ratings in the 18-49 demographic
February 14 Episode: 2.464 million viewers with a 0.7 ratings in the 18-49 demographic
February 21 Episode: 2.484 million viewers with a 0.7 ratings in the 18-49 demographic
February 28 Episode: 2.687 million viewers with a 0.8 ratings in the 18-49 demographic (post-Super ShowDown episode)
March 6 Episode: 2.456 million viewers with a 0.7 ratings in the 18-49 demographics
March 13 Episode: 2.470 million viewers with a 0.7 ratings in the 18-49 demographics (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: 2.398 million viewers with a 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 10 Episode: 2.317 million viewers with a 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-WrestleMania 36 episode)
April 17 Episode: 2.187 million viewers with a 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 24 Episode: 2.005 million viewers with a 0.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Triple H 25th Anniversary Celebration)
May 1 Episode: 1.885 million viewers with a 0.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 8 Episode: 2.025 million viewers with a 0.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 15 Episode: 2.042 million viewers with a 0.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic (post-Money In the Bank 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