WWE Smackdown Ratings Report (3/14): Viewership surge subsides up against big college basketball game, viewership and demo details, ten-week averages, past year comparisons

By Wade Keller, PWTorch editor


SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)...

Friday night’s (3/14) episode of WWE Smackdown on USA Network averaged 1.571 million viewers, compared to 1.741 million the prior week and the 1.731 million the week before that. The current ten-week rolling average is 1.558 million.

One year ago this week, it drew 2.340 million viewers. The ten-week rolling average a year ago was 2.427 million on Fox broadcast network.

Two years ago this week, Smackdown drew 2.258 million. Then ten-week rolling average was 2.380 million.

In the key 18-49 demo, Smackdown drew a 0.52 rating, compared to 0.52 and 0.52 the prior two weeks. The ten-week rolling average is 0.48.

One year ago, Smackdown drew a a 0.68 rating with a ten-week rolling average of 0.68.

Two years ago, it drew a 0.58 rating with a ten-week rolling average of 0.61.

Smackdown was no. 2 on cable TV that night in the key 18-49 demo. It went up against the Duke vs. North Carolina on ESPN which drew a 0.56 demo rating and 2.256 million viewers overall.

The announced matches and segments were…

  • Randy Orton vs. Carmelo Hayes
  • Charlotte vs. B-Fab
  • DIY vs. Street Profits for WWE Tag Titles
  • Cody on Miz TV

Check out our RATINGS HEADQUARTERS PAGE for more ratings reports.

(You can always reach PWTorch editor Wade Keller at kellerwade@gmail.com. You can also send live event results and news tips to pwtorch@gmail.com. Also, we’re always looking for volunteer contributors to help us round out of coverage of the pro wrestling scene.)

Follow us on Blue Sky, a great Twitter alternative, as we shift away from TwitterX…

https://bsky.app/profile/pwtorch.bsky.social (search “pwtorch”)

https://bsky.app/profile/thewadekeller.bsky.social (search “thewadekeller”)

THANK YOU FOR VISITING

Be the first to comment

Leave a Reply