According to WrestleNomics, last Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown on the USA Network attracted an average of 1.280 million viewers and received a rating of 0.32 in the key 18-49 demographic.
This represents a 2.65% increase from the previous week’s audience of 1.247 million viewers and a 6.67% rise from the prior week’s rating of 0.30 in the same demographic. However, both the rating and total viewership are down compared to the episode from August 7th, which had a rating of 0.35 in the 18-49 demographic and 1.47 million viewers.
Currently, WWE SmackDown has an average rating of 0.285 in the 18-49 demographic, with an average viewership of 1.238 million. In comparison, during the same period in 2025, the show reported a higher rating of 0.430 and an average viewership of 1.490 million.
The episode was headlined by Undisputed WWE Champion “The Best in the World” CM Punk defending his title against “The Prize Fighter” Kevin Owens.
