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Friday Night SmackDown ratings

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SmackDown audience drops on Xmas Eve, #2 behind “It’s a Wonderful Life”

December 28, 2021 John Pollock

The Christmas Eve edition of Friday Night SmackDown did drop in viewership but did manage to finish second among network programming.

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SmackDown tops network programming, highest 18-49 since 11/26

December 20, 2021 John Pollock

Friday Night SmackDown topped all network programming for the night while attracting its highest overall audience since September.

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Friday Night SmackDown falls to lowest figures since July

December 6, 2021 John Pollock

The return of Brock Lesnar did not lift SmackDown, which fell to its lowest figures since the return of live fans.

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How the Grinch Stole the Demo from SmackDown

November 30, 2021 John Pollock

Friday Night SmackDown saw a rise in its viewership for a show built around a battle royal to set up the next contender for Roman Reigns.

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SmackDown drops against Lakers vs. Celtics, news coverage

November 22, 2021 John Pollock

With a stronger night of programming from ABC, SmackDown finished third among network programming with a drop in its demo figure.

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Friday Night SmackDown finishes first among network programs

November 15, 2021 John Pollock

Friday Night SmackDown finished first among network programming for the night with minimal change from the prior week’s figures.

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Friday Night SmackDown drops in its return to Fox

November 8, 2021 John Pollock

Friday Night SmackDown fell to its lowest viewership on Fox since August while finishing second among network programs.

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SmackDown and Rampage finish #3 and #4 on cable against World Series

November 1, 2021 John Pollock

Friday Night SmackDown and AEW Rampage finished third and fourth respectively on cable this past Friday while airing against the World Series.

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Friday Night SmackDown finishes first among network programs

October 25, 2021 John Pollock

Friday Night SmackDown returned to Fox this past week and finished first among network programming following the Crown Jewel event.

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TV Viewership: WWE Draft boosts SmackDown, AEW Rampage falls

October 4, 2021 John Pollock

The WWE Draft edition of Friday Night SmackDown led to the show hitting a three-week high that included appearances by Brock Lesnar and Edge.

NEWS

SmackDown tops 2.2 million viewers, highest 18-49 number since 7/16

September 7, 2021 John Pollock

With a rare defense of the Universal Championship, Friday Night SmackDown stayed above 2.2 million viewers for this past week’s episode.

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POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Throwback SmackDown does strong figures

May 10, 2021 John Pollock

The Throwback edition of Friday Night SmackDown proved to be a hit finishing with 2,282,000 viewers and 0.65 in the 18-49 demographic on FOX.

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Against the NFL Draft, SmackDown falls to lowest 18-49 number of year

May 3, 2021 John Pollock

Despite a major stipulation and the Universal Championship being defended, Friday Night SmackDown had one of its lowest numbers of the year.

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Friday Night SmackDown pulls in strong number against election coverage

November 9, 2020 John Pollock

Friday Night SmackDown finished with one of its best figures of the pandemic era topping 2.3 million viewers on Fox.

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Friday Night SmackDown rebounds with largest audience since September

November 2, 2020 John Pollock

Friday Night SmackDown returned to FOX after one-week on FS1 resulting in the episode’s largest audience since early September.

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SmackDown holds steady against NBA, MLB & Trump news coverage

October 5, 2020 John Pollock

Friday Night SmackDown finished above 2.1 million viewers this past week on Fox on a night where news coverage was enormous due to Donald Trump.

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POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler clarify their status

September 28, 2020 John Pollock

Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler comment on their status, final SmackDown number, Lawler’s anniversary, Conor McGregor responds, RVD & Forbes update.

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ThunderDome leads to a boost in SmackDown’s overnight audience

August 22, 2020 John Pollock

The launch of WWE’s ThunderDome structure in Orlando led to a boost in Friday Night SmackDown’s overnight audience on Fox.

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Friday Night SmackDown’s overnight figure in line with last week’s

July 18, 2020 John Pollock

Heading into the Extreme Rules pay-per-view, Friday Night SmackDown’s overnight number was nearly identical to the prior week.

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Friday Night SmackDown up 7% in this week’s overnight figure

July 11, 2020 John Pollock

Friday Night SmackDown’s overnight figures represented a small rebound of 7% from last week’s all-time low figure on Fox.

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