With SmackDown airing on New Year’s Eve on FS1, WWE opted to not air a regular episode this past Friday and instead aired a “Top 10 Moments of 2021” highlight special.
The special drew 378,000 viewers on FS1, down from the previous week’s 1,972,000 viewers, which was a regular SmackDown episode on FOX.
It drew a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demographic, down from the previous week’s 0.48.
Source: Showbuzz Daily
| Date | Prelim Viewers | Final Viewers | Rating (18-49) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/12/31 (FS1 Special) | – | 378,000 | 0.08 |
| 2021/12/24 | 1,791,000 | 1,972,000 | 0.48 |
| 2021/12/17 | 2,213,000 | 2,303,000 | 0.52 |
| 2021/12/10 | 2,172,000 | 2,142,000 | 0.50 |
| 2021/12/03 | 1,966,000 | 2,030,000 | 0.51 |
| 2021/11/26 | 1,968,000 | 2,149,000 | 0.57 |
| 2021/11/19 | 1,988,000 | 2,064,000 | |
| 2021/11/12 | 1,999,000 | 2,104,000 | |
| 2021/11/05 | 1,978,000 | 2,093,000 | |
| 2021/10/29 (FS1) | – | 1,032,000 | |
| 2021/10/22 | 2,101,000 | 2,249,000 | |
| 2021/10/15 (FS1) | – | 866,000 | |
| 2021/10/08 | 2,034,000 | 2,147,000 | |
| 2021/10/01 | 2,120,000 | 2,252,000 | |
| 2021/09/24 | 2,087,000 | 2,135,000 | |
| 2021/09/17 | 2,119,000 | 2,243,000 | |
| 2021/09/10 | 2,217,000 | 2,383,000 | |
| 2021/09/03 | 2,147,000 | 2,220,000 | |
| 2021/08/27 | 2,874,000 | 2,250,000 | |
| 2021/08/20 | 2,237,000 | 2,102,000 | |
| 2021/08/13 | 2,499,000 | 2,084,000 | |
| 2021/08/06 | 2,047,000 | 2,169,000 | |
| 2021/07/30 | 1,909,000 | 2,043,000 | |
| 2021/07/23 | 2,008,000 | 2,137,000 | |
| 2021/07/16 (Fans Return) | 2,185,000 | 2,310,000 | |
| 2021/07/09 | 1,881,000 | 1,986,000 | |
| 2021/07/02 | 1,741,000 | 1,861,000 | |
| 2021/06/25 | 1,859,000 | 1,971,000 | |
| 2021/06/18 | 1,926,000 | 2,040,000 | |
| 2021/06/11 | 1,853,000 | 1,944,000 | |
| 2021/06/04 | 1,792,000 | 1,884,000 | |
| 2021/05/28 | 1,755,000 | 1,928,000 | |
| 2021/05/21 | 1,830,000 | 1,931,000 | |
| 2021/05/14 | 1,800,000 | 1,917,000 | |
| 2021/05/07 | 2,157,000 | 2,282,000 | |
| 2021/04/30 | 1,923,000 | 2,018,000 | |
| 2021/04/23 | 2,042,000 | 2,121,000 | |
| 2021/04/16 | 1,997,000 | 2,111,000 | |
| 2021/04/09 | 2,080,000 | 2,244,000 | |
| 2021/04/02 | 2,036,000 | 2,137,000 | |
| 2021/03/26 | 2,031,000 | 2,191,000 | |
| 2021/03/19 | 1,946,000 | 2,093,000 | |
| 2021/03/12 | 2,010,000 | 2,171,000 | |
| 2021/03/05 | 2,166,000 | 2,252,000 | |
| 2021/02/26 | 2,051,000 | 2,145,000 | |
| 2021/02/19 | 2,072,000 | 2,217,000 | |
| 2021/02/12 | 1,884,000 | 1,990,000 | |
| 2021/02/05 | 2,126,000 | 2,257,000 | |
| 2021/01/29 | 2,228,000 | 2,304,000 | |
| 2021/01/22 | 2,282,000 | 2,383,000 | |
| 2021/01/15 | 2,153,000 | 2,261,000 | |
| 2021/01/08 | 2,003,000 | 2,120,000 | |
| 2021/01/01 | 1,915,000 | 2,013,000 | |
| 2020/12/25 | 3,336,000 | ||
| 2020/12/18 (FS1) | 1,030,000 | ||
| 2020/12/11 | 2,106,000 | ||
| 2020/12/04 | 2,029,000 | ||
| 2020/11/27 | 1,987,000 | ||
| 2020/11/20 | 2,215,000 | ||
| 2020/11/13 | 2,142,000 | ||
| 2020/11/06 | 2,209,000 | ||
| 2020/10/30 | 2,133,000 | ||
| 2020/10/23 (FS1) | 881,000 | ||
| 2020/10/16 | 1,987,000 | ||
| 2020/10/09 | 2,087,000 | ||
| 2020/10/02 | 2,043,000 | ||
| 2020/09/25 | 2,032,000 | ||
| 2020/09/18 | 1,954,000 | ||
| 2020/09/11 | 2,261,000 | ||
| 2020/09/04 | 2,066,000 | ||
| 2020/08/28 | 2,181,000 | ||
| 2020/08/21 (ThunderDome) | 2,168,000 | ||
| 2020/08/14 | 1,979,000 | ||
| 2020/08/07 | 1,956,000 | ||
| 2020/07/31 | 1,892,000 | ||
| 2020/07/24 | 1,971,000 | ||
| 2020/07/17 | 1,893,000 | ||
| 2020/07/10 | 1,905,000 | ||
| 2020/07/03 | 1,777,000 | ||
| 2020/06/26 | 2,174,000 | ||
| 2020/06/19 | 2,089,000 | ||
| 2020/06/12 | 2,016,000 | ||
| 2020/06/05 | 1,935,000 | ||
| 2020/05/29 | 2,150,000 | ||
| 2020/05/22 | 2,040,000 | ||
| 2020/05/15 | 2,043,000 | ||
| 2020/05/08 | 2,039,000 | ||
| 2020/05/01 | 1,919,000 | ||
| 2020/04/24 | 2,014,000 | ||
| 2020/04/17 | 2,192,000 | ||
| 2020/04/10 | 2,304,000 | ||
| 2020/04/03 | 2,375,000 | ||
| 2020/03/27 | 2,374,000 | ||
| 2020/03/20 | 2,563,000 | ||
| 2020/03/13 (WWE PC/No Fans) | 2,588,000 | ||
| 2020/03/06 | 2,453,000 | ||
| 2020/02/28 | 2,717,000 | ||
| 2020/02/21 | 2,490,000 | ||
| 2020/02/14 | 2,482,000 | ||
| 2020/02/07 | 2,547,000 | ||
| 2020/01/31 | 2,423,000 | ||
| 2020/01/24 | 2,470,000 | ||
| 2020/01/17 | 2,580,000 | ||
| 2020/01/10 | 2,503,000 | ||
| 2020/01/03 | 2,418,000 | ||
| 2019/12/27 | 2,439,000 | ||
| 2019/12/20 | 2,414,000 | ||
| 2019/12/13 | 2,339,000 | ||
| 2019/12/06 | 2,446,000 | ||
| 2019/11/29 | 2,336,000 | ||
| 2019/11/22 | 2,600,000 | ||
| 2019/11/15 | 2,350,000 | ||
| 2019/11/08 | 2,617,000 | ||
| 2019/11/01 | 2,543,000 | ||
| 2019/10/25 (FS1) | 888,000 | ||
| 2019/10/18 | 2,441,000 | ||
| 2019/10/11 (Draft) | 2,898,000 | ||
| 2019/10/04 (FOX Premiere) | 3,869,000 |

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