According to WrestleNomics, last Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown on the USA Network averaged 1.247 million viewers and received a rating of 0.30 in the key 18-49 demographic.
This represents a decline of 15.17% from the previous week’s audience of 1.470 million viewers and a decrease of 14.29% from the previous week’s rating of 0.35 in the same demographic. The rating in the key 18-49 demographic was the lowest for the show since the episode aired on July 24, which had a rating of 0.23. Furthermore, the total audience was the lowest since the July 17 episode, which had 1.243 million viewers.
Currently, WWE SmackDown has an average rating of 0.284 in the 18-49 demographic and an average viewership of 1.237 million. In contrast, during the same period in 2025, the show reported a rating of 0.433 and an average viewership of 1.497 million.
The episode was headlined by a segment featuring “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes, Sami Zayn, and “The Viper” Randy Orton.
