Friday’s WWE SmackDown drew 1,204,000 viewers on USA Network, up from the prior week show’s 1,191,000 viewers. That week’s show was notable for being a taped and not a live show.
It drew a 0.22 rating in the 18-49 demographic, down from the prior week’s 0.25 rating.
In terms of notable sports competition, the 2026 FIFA World Cup game of Uruguay vs. Spain drew 6,157,000 viewers on FOX and the 2026 FIFA World Cup game of Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia drew 1,364,000 viewers on FS1.
Last year’s SmackDown on June 27, 2025 drew 1,450,000 viewers and a 0.41 rating on USA Network. The June 28, 2024 episode drew 2,256,000 viewers on FOX.
Source: Programming Insider
WWE SmackDown Notes: Kevin Owens Advances To Men’s & Tiffany Stratton Advances To Women’s Money In The Bank Ladder Matches, Paige Challenges Nikki Bella For Rematch at 10/16 Show, Blake Monroe Finally Makes In-Ring SD Debut & Beats Giulia, Kevin Owens Pays Tribute to Neville (PAC), 10/9 Show Card
AEW Dynamite Notes: AEW Pays Tribute To “PAC” Benjamin Satterley With 10-Bell Salute, AEW Wrestlers & Satterley Family Pays Tribute To PAC, Bryan Danielson Appears & Embraces Jon Moxley, Will Ospreay Does Black Arrow & Marina Shafir Does Brutalizer In Tribute To PAC, Wardlow & Danielson Makes In-Ring Return
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