WWE SmackDown viewership increased on February 18.
According to Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics, 2.173 million viewers tuned in on Friday night; this number is up from the previous week, when 2.075 million viewers watched the show.
In the 18 to 49 demographic, SmackDown scored a 0.54 rating (704,000 viewers), which is up from the February 11 episode (0.5 rating).
Citing Showbuzz Daily’s numbers, Thurston noted that SmackDown ranked third overall in the key demographic on cable on Friday.
Smackdown ranked #3 on television overall on the day in P18-49.
Rampage had a 7pm start time due NBA All Star Challenge. Rampage ranked #11 in P18-49 among cable originals for the day, according to Showbuzz Daily, #18 including broadcast.
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— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) February 22, 2022
This week’s episode was the go-home show for WWE Elimination Chamber, and it was taped the week before. Among other noteworthy matches, Sami Zayn challenged Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. The show closed with a brief confrontation between Roman Reigns and Goldberg ahead of their match at the premium live event on Saturday.
For a full review, please check out the newest episode of our weekly SmackDown post-show:
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