{"id":183374,"date":"2024-08-20T15:49:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T20:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=183374"},"modified":"2024-08-20T15:49:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T20:49:37","slug":"wwe-smackdown-ratings-report-8-16-viewership-and-key-demo-data-for-episode-with-roman-reigns-nia-jax-celebration-diy-vs-profits-for-tag-title-shot-with-year-ago-comparisons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/08\/20\/wwe-smackdown-ratings-report-8-16-viewership-and-key-demo-data-for-episode-with-roman-reigns-nia-jax-celebration-diy-vs-profits-for-tag-title-shot-with-year-ago-comparisons\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Smackdown Ratings Report (8\/16): Viewership and key demo data for episode with Roman Reigns, Nia Jax celebration, DIY vs. Profits for tag title shot with year-ago comparisons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3888816304\" 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>Friday\u2019s (8\/16) episode of WWE Smackdown averaged 2.252 million viewers, in line with the 2.269 million the prior week. The ten-week rolling average is 2.223 million.<\/p>\n<p>One year ago this week, Smackdown on Fox drew 2.094 million. The ten-week rolling average, excluding the preemption to FS1 on one of the weeks, was 2.320 million.<\/p>\n<p>So this year\u2019s ten-week rolling average for Smackdown is down 97,000 viewers.<\/p>\n<p>In the key 18-49 demo, it drew a 0.61 rating, down from 0.64 last week. The rolling ten-week average is 0.63.<\/p>\n<p>One year ago, excluding the episode on FS1, the same time period averaged 0.63.<\/p>\n<p>The following were key matches and segments on last Friday\u2019s show:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Roman Reigns appearance<\/li>\n<li>Nia Jax title celebration with Tiffany Stratton<\/li>\n<li>DIY vs. The Street Profits<\/li>\n<li>Andrade vs. Apollo Crews<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Owens vs. Greyson Waller<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED NEXT:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/08\/16\/wwe-smackdown-results-8-16-mcdonalds-alt-perspective-report-on-reigns-return-nia-jax-championship-celebration-diy-vs-street-profits-naomi-vs-davenport-theory-vs-owens\/\">WWE SMACKDOWN RESULTS (8\/16) : McDonald\u2019s \u201calt perspective\u201d report on Reigns\u2019 return, Nia Jax Championship Celebration, DIY vs. Street Profits, Naomi vs. Davenport, Theory vs. Owens<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OR CHECK THIS OUT AT PROWRESTLING.NET:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2024\/08\/20\/powells-wwe-raw-hit-list-randy-orton-vs-ludwig-kaiser-cm-punk-and-drew-mcintyre-sheamus-vs-pete-dunne-bronson-reed-vs-the-miz-in-a-no-dq-match-triple-threat-for-the-wwe-womens-tag-titles\/\">Powell\u2019s WWE Raw Hit List: Randy Orton vs. Ludwig Kaiser, CM Punk and Drew McIntyre, Sheamus vs. Pete Dunne, Bronson Reed vs. The Miz in a No DQ match, Triple Threat for the WWE Women\u2019s Tag Titles<\/a><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4198075028\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of &#8220;Acknowledging WWE,&#8221; part of the PWTorch Dailycast line-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/acknowledging-wwe-duncan-machado-talk-board-games-wyatt-sicks-wrestling-debut-reactions-wargames-match-predictions-more--60975970\">CLICK HERE to stream<\/a> (or search \u201cpwtorch\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=60975970&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=show&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wade Keller Post-show - WWE Raw w\/cohost Brandon LeClair\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yR2DiOojwYw?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3415070353\"><div id=\"pwtor-422978746\"><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>Friday\u2019s (8\/16) episode of WWE Smackdown averaged 2.252 million viewers, in line with the 2.269 million the prior week. 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