Friday’s WWE SmackDown drew 1,459,000 viewers on USA Network, down from the previous week’s 1,571,000 viewers.
It drew a 0.39 rating in the 18-49 demographic, down from the prior week’s show 0.52 rating.
In regards to notable sports competition, the NBA game of Houston Rockets vs. Miami Heat drew 142,000 viewers on NBA TV, the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament game of Troy vs. Kentucky drew 3,863,000 viewers on CBS, the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament game of Xavier vs. Illinois drew 3,217,000 viewers on CBS, the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament game of Oklahoma vs. UConn drew 2,761,000 viewers on TNT, the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament game of New Mexico vs. Marquette drew 2,571,000 viewers on TBS, the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament game of Norfolk State vs. Florida drew 2,060,000 viewers on TNT, the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament game of Akron vs. Arizona drew 881,000 viewers on truTV, the 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament game of South Florida vs. Tennessee drew 684,000 viewers on ESPN, and the NASCAR Trucks Baptist Health 200 race drew 906,000 viewers on FOX.
Last year’s SmackDown on March 22, 2024 drew 2,235,000 viewers and a 0.61 rating on FOX. The March 24, 2023 episode drew 2,219,000 viewers on FOX.
Source: Programming Insider
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