WWE SmackDown Viewership Up 4.5% to 1.210 Million

The November 21 episode of WWE SmackDown on USA Network drew 1.210 million viewers, marking a 4.5 percent increase from the previous week's 1.158 million and the highest audience for the show since Nielsen implemented its Big Data Panel reporting system on October 1.

The episode achieved a 0.29 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, up 7.4 percent from the prior week's 0.27 and tying the strongest performance in that group under the new methodology, which has contributed to broader declines across wrestling programming. Despite competition from a Florida State versus North Carolina State college football game on ESPN that led all of television with 2.127 million viewers and a 0.47 demo rating, SmackDown ranked second on cable and third overall for the night.

This performance continues a recent uptick for the blue brand, which had hit lows in late October, including under 1 million viewers for the October 31 edition amid the World Series. Year-to-date through 2025, SmackDown averages 1.407 million viewers and a 0.395 demo rating, down from 2.096 million viewers and a 0.593 rating during the same period in 2024 under the previous panel-only system. Compared to the same week last...