Friday Night SmackDown continued the latest trend of pro wrestling audiences declining as the show hit a three-month low.
The May 1 episode from Tulsa, Oklahoma, averaged 1,153,000 viewers and 340,000 viewers (0.25) in the 18-49 demographic on the USA Network.
The audience dropped by 21%, and the key demo audience fell by 22% over the previous week – both are SmackDown’s lowest mark since January 23.
In the 18-49 audience, male viewers dropped from 276,000 to 209,000 or 24%. Females in the demo dropped from 154,000 to 127,000, or a decline of 18%.
Adults 18-34 went from 0.16 last week to 0.14, and 25-54 from 0.44 to 0.35.
SmackDown still ranked third among cable originals on Friday behind the NHL playoffs on ESPN & ESPN2. SmackDown ranked first on cable among teenagers 12-17.
On Netflix, SmackDown ranked among the top ten programs in Canada & Trinidad and Tobago.
Data: Wrestlenomics & Programming Insider
