WWE SmackDown ratings up for Money in the Bank go-home show

Friday night’s WWE SmackDown episode averaged 1.424 million viewers on USA Network, up three percent from the previous week. It’s the best audience total for the show since May 9.

This was SmackDown’s go-home show for Money in the Bank. In terms of total viewers, it finished ninth on all of television in prime time on Friday night.

It ranked second on TV in the 18-49 demo, drawing a 0.42 rating. That’s up 23.5 percent from last week and is the best rating the show has done in that category since the WrestleMania fallout episode on April 25.

The show went head-to-head with the College Softball World Series on ESPN which topped TV with a 0.47 rating in the 18-49 demo and set a record for viewership for a college softball game with 2.397 million viewers.

As compared to the same week in 2024, when the show still aired on Fox, SmackDown’s overall viewership was down 35.5 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 31.2 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s episode was down 3.4 percent in overall viewers but steady in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.