WWE SmackDown viewership decreased on April 8.
According to Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics, 2.230 million viewers tuned in on Friday night, and the show drew a 0.60 rating (788,000 viewers) in the 18 to 49 demographic.
These numbers are down from last week, when 2.3599 million viewers watched SmackDown, and the show drew a 0.61 rating (799,000 viewers) in the same demographi
WWE Smackdown last week Friday on Fox, 8-10pm:
2,230,000 viewers
P18-49: 0.60 (788,000)AEW Rampage on TNT, 10-11pm:
600,000 viewers
P18-49: 0.25 (328,000)Rampage's highest P18-49 since Oct 1, highest total since Jan 28.
More demos & analysis: https://t.co/1SscdBCpr8 pic.twitter.com/G9e2MZfX0u
— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) April 11, 2022
Thurston also noted that SmackDown ranked second overall in the demographic, only behind the Masters on ESPN.
This week’s episode featured the debuts of Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser, and Raquel Gonzalez. In the closing segment, Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns declared that it’s time to unify the Tag Team Championships. Plus, Sasha Banks faced Liv Morgan.
For a full review, please check out the newest episode of our SmackDown post-show podcast:
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