Friday’s WWE SmackDown drew 2,256,000 viewers on FOX, down from the previous week’s 2,336,000 viewers.
It drew a 0.66 rating in the 18-49 demographic, down from the previous week’s 0.73 rating.
In regards to notable sports competition, the 2024 US Olympic Trials drew 5,483,000 viewers on NBC, the 2024 Copa America soccer game of Paraguay vs. Brazil drew 916,000 viewers on FS1, and the 2024 NHL Draft drew 502,000 viewers on ESPN.
Last year’s SmackDown on June 30, 2023 drew 2,510,000 viewers and a 0.69 rating. The July 1, 2022 episode drew 2,142,000 viewers.
Source: Programming Insider

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