WWE SmackDown viewership dipped on November 24.
Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown aired on FS1, and Wrestlenomics reports that 789,000 viewers tuned in. In the 18 to 49 demographic, SmackDown scored a 0.24 rating. These numbers are down from last week, when 2.206 million viewers watched the show on FOX, and SmackDown scored a 0.62 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic.
Per Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics, Friday’s number was down from the past few occasions in which SmackDown was bumped to FS1.
Smackdown previously when preempted on FS1:
10/25/2019: 888k
10/23/2020: 885k
12/18/2020: 1,033k
10/15/2021: 866k
10/29/2021: 1,032k
12/31/2021: 378k
10/28/2022: 835k
12/2/2022: 902k
7/21/2023: 1,230k
10/27/2023: 1,145k
11/24/2023: 789k https://t.co/oauSJiJX61
Thurston noted that SmackDown was head-to-head with college football games on all four major networks on Friday, as well as NBA on ESPN.
The November 24 episode of SmackDown was the go-home show ahead of WWE Survivor Series. Among other matches, The Judgment Day defended the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship against The Street Profits. In the main event, Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair faced Bayley and Asuka.
WrestleZone will have coverage of SmackDown as it airs on December 1.
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