Last week’s episode of WWE Smackdown bounced back in the ratings, while the total viewership hit the best point in nine weeks. Friday’s show scored a 0.23 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic and 1.253 million viewers per Programming Insider. Those numbers were up 9.5% and up 0.8% respectively from the previous week’s 0.21 demo rating and audience of 1.243 million. on ABC with a 0.29 demo rating and 2.890 million viewers, followed by the WNBA All-Star festivities on ESPN with a 0.27/1.174 million. That said, WWE Smackdown is currently averaging a 0.280 demo rating and 1.224 million viewers in 2026 compared to a 0.433 and 1.496 million for the same time period in 2025.