{"id":198956,"date":"2025-06-04T16:22:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T21:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=198956"},"modified":"2025-06-04T16:22:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T21:22:19","slug":"wwe-smackdown-ratings-report-5-30-viewership-and-key-demo-data-10-week-averages-comparisons-to-past-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/06\/04\/wwe-smackdown-ratings-report-5-30-viewership-and-key-demo-data-10-week-averages-comparisons-to-past-years\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Smackdown Ratings Report (5\/30): Viewership and key demo data, 10-week averages, comparisons to past years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2327647464\" 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 (5\/30) episode of WWE Smackdown on USA Network averaged 1,383,000 viewers on USA Network compared to 1,383,000 the prior week and the 1.290,000 the week before that. The current ten-week rolling average is 1,474,000.<\/p>\n<p>The following is a chart of the last ten weeks viewership data:<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 589px;\" width=\"116\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\"><b>5\/30<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\">1.383<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\"><b>5\/23<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\">1.383<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\"><b>5\/16<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\">1.290<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\"><b>5\/9<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\">1.455<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\"><b>5\/2<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\">1.406<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\"><b>4\/25<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\">1.599<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\"><b>4\/18<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\">1.741<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\"><b>4\/11<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\">1.551<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\"><b>4\/4<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\">1.578<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\"><b>3\/28<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\">1.350<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>One year ago this week, it drew 2,310,000 viewers. The ten-week rolling average a year ago was 2,270,000. Prior to this year, it aired on Fox broadcast network reaching a larger universe of available homes.<\/p>\n<p>Two years ago this week, Smackdown drew 2,563,000. Then ten-week rolling average was 2,293,000.<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of the Wade Keller Podcast weekly Tuesday Flagship episode with guest cohost Jason Powell: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/new-flagship-keller-powell-talk-r-truth-outrage-four-hour-aew-wednesday-money-in-the-bank-preview-gabe-kidd-new-wwe-women-ricochet--66388688\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cwade Keller\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NEW FLAGSHIP: Keller &amp; Powell talk R-Truth outrage, four-hour AEW Wednesday, Money in the Bank preview, Gabe Kidd, new WWE women, Ricochet\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=66388688&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&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\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In the key 18-49 demo, Smackdown drew a 0.34 rating, compared to 0.33 and 0.36 the prior two weeks. The ten-week rolling average is 0.42.<\/p>\n<p>The following is a chart of the last ten weeks 18-49 demo data:<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 585px;\" width=\"81\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\"><b>5\/30<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\">0.42<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\"><b>5\/23<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\">0.42<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\"><b>5\/16<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\">0.44<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\"><b>5\/9<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\">0.49<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\"><b>5\/2<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\">0.44<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\"><b>4\/25<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\">0.65<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\"><b>4\/18<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\">0.71<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\"><b>4\/11<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\">0.52<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\"><b>4\/4<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\">0.62<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\"><b>3\/28<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;\">0.56<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>One year ago, Smackdown drew a a 0.65 rating with a ten-week rolling average of 0.64.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4084554440\" 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>Two years ago, it drew a 0.73 rating with a ten-week rolling average of 0.59.<\/p>\n<p>The announced matches and segments were\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nia Jax vs. Naomi vs. Jade Cargill \u2013 Women\u2019s Money in the Bank Triple Threat Qualifying match<\/li>\n<li>Carmelo Hayes vs. Jacob Fatu vs. Andrade \u2013 Men\u2019s Money in the Bank Triple Threat Qualifying match<\/li>\n<li>John Cena and Cody Rhodes to appear<\/li>\n<li>Bianca Belair returns<\/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>\n<p>(You can always reach PWTorch editor Wade Keller at <a href=\"mailto:kellerwade@gmail.com\">kellerwade@gmail.com<\/a>. 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