The latest episode of WWE SmackDown attracted a viewership of 1,459,000 individuals through the USA Network on Friday night. This figure represents a decrease from the previous week when the show pulled in 1,571,000 viewers.
The program managed to garner a 0.39 rating in the crucial 18-49 demo, which, unfortunately, shows a decline from the 0.52 demo rating recorded a week earlier.
The demo rating recorded for this week’s SmackDown was the lowest in 2025 so far, and the overall spectator count has dipped to its most minimal since the episode aired on February 14th, which was viewed by 1,422,000 people.
The program ranked at #5 for the night, surpassed only by the NCAA men’s basketball tournament first round matches. Namely, these matches included Oklahoma vs. Connecticut, which drew a 0.81 demo rating and 2.761 million spectators, Troy vs. Kentucky with a 0.79 demo rating, and a massive audience of 3.863 million, New Mexico vs. Marquette securing a 0.75 demo rating and 2.571 million viewers, and finally, Xavier vs. Illinois recorded a 0.66 demo rating and attracted 3.217 million viewers.
2025 has seen WWE SmackDown maintain an average demo rating of 0.66 and a viewership of 1,547,000 so far.
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