Data report: WWE Smackdown - May 9, 2025

TV RATINGS

WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, May. 9, 2025: 8:00 to 11:01 pm
1,455,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.41

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

Smackdown was #2 for the night on cable in P18-49. The Cavaliers vs. Pacers NBA playoff game on ESPN was #1 with 3,913,000 viewers and a 1.18 P18-49 rating. The Maple Leafs vs. Panthers NHL playoff game on TNT was #2 with 985,000 viewers and a 0.28 P18-49 rating.

P2+ comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (1,406,000): +3%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,574,000): -8%

• Current 2025-Q2 P2+ average (1,555,000) vs. 2024-Q2 (2,250,000): -31%

• Current May 2025 P2+ average (1,430,000) vs. May 2024 (2,184,000): -34%

P18-49 comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (0.37): +11%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.47): -13%

• Current 2025-Q2 P18-49 average (0.46) vs. 2024-Q2 (0.64): -28%

• Current May 2025 P18-49 average (0.39) vs. May 2024 (0.60): -35%

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+: 1455k (-8%)

• P18-49: 550k (-15%)

• F18-49: 214k (-16%)

• M18-49: 330k (-16%)

• Non-P18-49: 905k (-3%)

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