{"id":188679,"date":"2024-11-26T12:24:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T18:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=188679"},"modified":"2024-11-26T12:24:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T18:24:15","slug":"wwe-smackdown-ratings-report-11-22-viewership-rebounds-for-episode-with-paul-heyman-return-and-cm-punk-reveal-comparisons-to-past-two-years-on-fox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/11\/26\/wwe-smackdown-ratings-report-11-22-viewership-rebounds-for-episode-with-paul-heyman-return-and-cm-punk-reveal-comparisons-to-past-two-years-on-fox\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Smackdown Ratings Report (11\/22): Viewership rebounds for episode with Paul Heyman return and CM Punk reveal, comparisons to past two years on Fox"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-828597244\" 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 night\u2019s (11\/22) episode of WWE Smackdown on USA Network averaged 1.578 million viewers, compared to 1.234 million the prior week (up against the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight on Netflix) and the 1.536 million the week before that. The current ten-week rolling average is 1.480 million.<\/p>\n<p>One year ago this week, it drew 789,000 viewers, but that episode was FS1, not Fox. The ten-week rolling average a year ag0, skipping the two Fridays it didn&#8217;t air on Fox, was 2.270 million viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Two years ago this week, Smackdown drew 2.166 million. Then ten-week rolling average, skipping the week it didn&#8217;t air on Fox, was 2.241 million.<\/p>\n<p>In the key 18-49 demo, Smackdown drew a 0.46 rating, compared to 0.32 and 0.47 the prior two weeks. The ten-week rolling average is 0.44.<\/p>\n<p>One year ago, Smackdown drew a a 0.62 rating with a ten-week rolling average of 0.60, skipping the two weeks it didn&#8217;t air on Fox.<\/p>\n<p>Two years ago, it drew a 0.54 rating with a ten-week rolling average of 0.54, skipping the week it didn&#8217;t air on Fox.<\/p>\n<p>The announced matches and segments were\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bianca Belair vs. Chelsea Green vs. Blair Davenport \u2013 Women\u2019s United States Championship Tournament match<\/li>\n<li>Cody Rhodes to go face to face with Kevin Owens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/category\/prowrestlingnews\/ratings\/\">RATINGS HEADQUARTERS PAGE<\/a> for more ratings reports.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2659949962\" 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<p><em>Stay right here and keep the flow going. 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