WWE Smackdown Ratings Report (11/22): Viewership rebounds for episode with Paul Heyman return and CM Punk reveal, comparisons to past two years on Fox

By Wade Keller, PWTorch editor


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Friday night’s (11/22) episode of WWE Smackdown on USA Network averaged 1.578 million viewers, compared to 1.234 million the prior week (up against the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight on Netflix) and the 1.536 million the week before that. The current ten-week rolling average is 1.480 million.

One year ago this week, it drew 789,000 viewers, but that episode was FS1, not Fox. The ten-week rolling average a year ag0, skipping the two Fridays it didn’t air on Fox, was 2.270 million viewers.

Two years ago this week, Smackdown drew 2.166 million. Then ten-week rolling average, skipping the week it didn’t air on Fox, was 2.241 million.

In the key 18-49 demo, Smackdown drew a 0.46 rating, compared to 0.32 and 0.47 the prior two weeks. The ten-week rolling average is 0.44.

One year ago, Smackdown drew a a 0.62 rating with a ten-week rolling average of 0.60, skipping the two weeks it didn’t air on Fox.

Two years ago, it drew a 0.54 rating with a ten-week rolling average of 0.54, skipping the week it didn’t air on Fox.

The announced matches and segments were…

  • Bianca Belair vs. Chelsea Green vs. Blair Davenport – Women’s United States Championship Tournament match
  • Cody Rhodes to go face to face with Kevin Owens

Check out our RATINGS HEADQUARTERS PAGE for more ratings reports.

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