WWE SmackDown viewership decreased on March 11.
According to Showbuzz Daily, 2.226 million viewers tuned in on Friday night, and SmackDown scored a 0.57 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic.
Both numbers are down from the previous week, when the show drew 2.261 million viewers and a 0.59 (770,000) rating in the same demographic.
Smackdown was #1 in P18-49 among broadcast primetime and cable originals Friday.
Rampage ranked #23 among cable originals, according to Showbuzz, and #31 including broadcast primetime, outranked largely by college basketball and Fox News.
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— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) March 14, 2022
Brandon Thurston of WrestleNomics notes that SmackDown ranked first overall in the demographic on Friday night.
This week’s episode featured appearances from WWE Champion Brock Lesnar, SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair, and Ronda Rousey. WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns was absent from the show. In the main event, Ricochet defended the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Ricochet.
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