{"id":154567,"date":"2023-02-28T14:50:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T20:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=154567"},"modified":"2023-02-28T14:50:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T20:50:49","slug":"wwe-smackdown-ratings-report-viewership-up-over-last-week-eight-week-averages-in-core-demo-year-to-year-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/02\/28\/wwe-smackdown-ratings-report-viewership-up-over-last-week-eight-week-averages-in-core-demo-year-to-year-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Smackdown Ratings Report: Viewership up over last week, eight-week averages in core demo, year-to-year comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-787208701\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Last Friday&#8217;s (2\/24) episode of WWE Smackdown on Fox drew an average of 2.408 million viewers and a 1.48 broadcast rating. The prior week drew 2.383 million viewers and a 1.47 rating. Through eight weeks this year, Smackdown has averaged 2.378 million viewers, so Friday&#8217;s viewership was 30,000 above that.<\/p>\n<p>One year ago this week, Smackdown drew an average of 2.114 viewers. It averaged 2.198 million viewers through eight weeks. So Smackdown is up in viewership year-over-year 180,000 viewers or more than 8 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The average rating through eight weeks this year is 1.43. One year ago, the average rating through eight weeks was 1.36.<\/p>\n<p>In the core 18-49 demo, Smackdown last Friday drew a 0.62 rating, above the eight week average so far this year of 0.59 and above the year-ago rating of 0.57. One year ago, in the 18-49 demo, Smackdown averaged a 0.56 rating.<\/p>\n<p>Smackdown dominated Friday&#8217;s broadcast network competitors in the 18-49 demo, with the closest rating being a 0.33 from a CBS scripted series &#8220;S.W.A.T.&#8221; and an episode of &#8220;Dateline&#8221; on NBC. CBS&#8217;s show nearly doubled Smackdown&#8217;s overall audience, drawing 4.689 million viewers, but most of them in the 50+ age range.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2024658113\"><div id=\"pwtor-810349119\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Last Friday&#8217;s (2\/24) episode of WWE Smackdown on Fox drew an average of 2.408 million viewers and a 1.48 broadcast rating. The prior week drew 2.383 million viewers and a 1.47 rating. 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