WWE SmackDown viewership steady, ranks first on TV in 18-49 demo

The May 30 episode of WWE SmackDown averaged 1.383 million viewers on USA Network, identical to the previous week’s audience. It was the 10th most watched program on all of television in prime time Friday but tied the second-lowest viewership total SmackDown has done since April 4.

SmackDown topped the TV charts with a 0.34 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up three percent from the previous week but is the second-lowest rating the show has done in that category since November 15 (when it aired opposite the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson Netflix boxing special).

There was no major sports competition on the night with both the NBA and NHL conference finals not having games. The closest competition to SmackDown in the key demo was ABC’s Shark Tank, which did a 0.25.

As compared to the same week in 2024, when the show still aired on Fox, SmackDown’s overall viewership was down 40.1 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 47.7 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 6.6 percent in viewers and 19 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.