WWE SmackDown viewership increased ahead of WWE WrestleMania Backlash.
According to Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics, 1.998 million viewers watched the show on May 6, and SmackDown scored a 0.46 rating in the 18 to 49 rating.
AEW Rampage, moved to 5:30-6:30pm, Friday on TNT:
292,000 viewers
P18-49: 0.11
Lowest of any Rampage episode since August debut.WWE Smackdown on Fox, 8-10pm:
1,998,000 viewers
P18-49: 0.46
Up 22% in P18-49 from last week.? https://t.co/1SscdBCXgG pic.twitter.com/wK0v9fiutV
— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) May 9, 2022
These numbers are up from last week, when 1.953 million viewers watched the show on Friday, and SmackDown drew a 0.38 rating (490,000 viewers) in the same demographic. Thurston noted that the demographic rating for the May 6 episode was up 22% from the previous week.
This week’s episode was the go-home show for WrestleMania Backlash. Sasha Banks faced Shayna Baszler, The New Day battled Ridge Holland and Sheamus in a Tables Match, and RK-McBro confronted The Bloodline.
For a full review, please check out the newest episode of our weekly SmackDown post-show:
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