UPDATE: This past Friday night’s edition of WWE SmackDown drew a final 1.74 (1.7) cable rating, which is down from the previous week’s 1.86 (1.9) cable rating.
The 9/26 show averaged 2.318 million viewers, also down from the previous week’s 2.631 million viewership average.
ORIGINAL: Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown took a dip across the board in ratings and viewership. The show brought in 2.14 million viewers and a 0.6 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic. Those numbers are down 19% and two-tenths from last week’s 2.63 million and 0.8. The household rating was a 1.74, down 6% from last week’s 1.86.
The numbers are the lowest since the July 4th episode did 1.89 million viewers, a 0.5 demo rating and a 1.37 household rating. It was still tied for Girl Meets World as the highest-rated original programming on cable for the night though.
The final rating will be out shortly.
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WWE SmackDown Ratings – Oct. 23, 2026 – Down



