Data report: WWE Smackdown - May 23, 2025
TV RATINGS
WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, May. 23, 2025: 8:00 to 11:00 pm
1,383,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.33
Reported earlier by Programming Insider.
Smackdown was #4 for the night on cable in P18-49. The Knicks vs. Pacers NBA playoff game on TNT was #1 with a 1.83 P18-49 rating and 5,839,000 viewers total. Inside the NBA was #2 and the Oilers vs. Stars NHL playoff game on ESPN was #3.
This was the lowest P18-49 rating for Smackdown since Nov. 15, 2024.
P2+ comparisons:
This episode vs. last week (1,290,000): +7%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,438,000): -4%
Current 2025-Q2 P2+ average (1,500,000) vs. 2024-Q2 (2,250,000): -33%
Current May 2025 P2+ average (1,384,000) vs. May 2024 (2,184,000): -37%
P18-49 comparisons:
This episode vs. last week (0.36): -8%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.41): -20%
Current 2025-Q2 P18-49 average (0.43) vs. 2024-Q2 (0.64): -33%
Current May 2025 P18-49 average (0.37) vs. May 2024 (0.60): -38%
Viewer counts for this week's episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses. Some viewer counts may be based on the national rating for that demo:
P2+: 1383k (-3%)
P18-49: 442k (-15%)
F18-49: 167k (-18%)
M18-49: 283k (-10%)
Non-P18-49: 941k (+4%)
Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.
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LIVE EVENTS
Data from WrestleTix
Friday, May 23, 2025
Savannah, GA at Enmarket Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 6,792
Market-to-market comparisons (Savannah, GA):
2022-03-13 (Sun) - WWE Supershow: 4,256 (+60% vs. 6,792)
2022-07-13 (Wed) - AEW Dynamite: 3,700 (+84%)
2023-06-26 (Mon) - WWE Raw: 6,633 (+2%)
2024-01-24 (Wed) - AEW Dynamite: 2,341 (+190%)
2024-05-27 (Mon) - WWE Raw: 6,716 (+1%)
Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2025-Q2 WWE Smackdown average: (11,266) vs. 2024-Q2 (12,370): -9%
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YOUTUBE
Videos tracked since 9 PM Fri May 23 2025 as of 9 PM Tue May 27 2025 U.S. Eastern Time.
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RECEPTION
As of 9:27 pm, May 27
Event rating:
Cagematch.net voter rating: 7.24 (79 votes)
This episode vs. last week (7.04): +3%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.90): +5%
Current 2025-Q2 average (6.88) vs. 2024-Q2 (6.44): +7%
Match ratings:
7.59 (118 votes) - Fraxiom (Axiom & Nathan Frazer) vs. The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) (c)
6.91 (96 votes) - Jacob Fatu & JC Mateo vs. Jimmy Uso & Rey Fenix
6.80 (97 votes) - Tommaso Ciampa vs. Chris Sabin
6.65 (94 votes) - LA Knight vs. Aleister Black and Shinsuke Nakamura
5.88 (105 votes) - Charlotte Flair and Zelina Vega vs. Giulia
Ineligible (<5 mins) - B-Fab & Michin vs. The Secret Hervice (Alba Fyre & Piper Niven)
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This report was produced with the assistance of programming scripts created and maintained by me.