According to WrestleNomics, last Friday night’s episode of WWE SmackDown on the USA Network attracted an average of 1.308 million viewers and achieved a rating of 0.33 in the key 18-49 demographic.
This represents a decline of 9.10% from the previous week’s viewership of 1.439 million but an increase of 3.13% from the prior week’s rating of 0.32 in the same demographic. Notably, the rating in the key 18-49 demographic was the highest for the show since the episode on February 27, which had a rating of 0.34. The total audience for this episode was the lowest since March 6, when the show had 1.19 million viewers.
Currently, WWE SmackDown is averaging a rating of 0.288 in the key 18-49 demographic and 1.207 million viewers, compared to a rating of 0.461 and 1.532 million viewers during the same time period in 2025.
The episode was headlined by “The Viper” Randy Orton facing Matt Cardona in a singles match, followed by a segment featuring Randy Orton, Jelly Roll, SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis, and Undisputed WWE Champion “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes.
