WWE SmackDown Ratings – Dec. 17, 2021 – Prelim Ratings Up

WWE
Dec 18, 2021

Update: SmackDown’s final viewer number was 2,303,000 with a 0.52 18-49 rating, up from the previous week’s 2,142,000 and 0.50.

Friday’s WWE SmackDown drew an average of 2,213,000 preliminary viewers on FOX, up from last week’s 2,172,000 prelim viewers.

It drew a 0.50 prelim rating in the 18-49 demographic, the same as last week.

Hourly breakdown:
– Hour 1: 2,240,000
– Hour 2: 2,186,000

The final numbers should be available on Monday. Last week’s final viewer number was 2,142,000 with a 0.50 18-49 rating.

Last year’s SmackDown on December 18, 2020, which aired on FS1, drew 1,030,000 viewers. The December 20, 2019 episode drew 2,414,000 prelim viewers.

Source: SpoilerTV

Date Prelim Viewers Final Viewers Rating (18-49)
2021/12/17 2213 2,213,000 2303 2,303,000 0.52
2021/12/10 2172 2,172,000 2142 2,142,000 0.50
2021/12/03 1966 1,966,000 2030 2,030,000 0.51
2021/11/26 1968 1,968,000 2149 2,149,000 0.57
2021/11/19 1988 1,988,000 2064 2,064,000
2021/11/12 1999 1,999,000 2104 2,104,000
2021/11/05 1978 1,978,000 2093 2,093,000
2021/10/29 (FS1) – 1032 1,032,000
2021/10/22 2101 2,101,000 2249 2,249,000
2021/10/15 (FS1) – 0866 866,000
2021/10/08 2034 2,034,000 2147 2,147,000
2021/10/01 2120 2,120,000 2252 2,252,000
2021/09/24 2087 2,087,000 2135 2,135,000
2021/09/17 2119 2,119,000 2243 2,243,000
2021/09/10 2217 2,217,000 2383 2,383,000
2021/09/03 2147 2,147,000 2220 2,220,000
2021/08/27 2874 2,874,000 2250 2,250,000
2021/08/20 2237 2,237,000 2102 2,102,000
2021/08/13 2499 2,499,000 2084 2,084,000
2021/08/06 2047 2,047,000 2169 2,169,000
2021/07/30 1909 1,909,000 2043 2,043,000
2021/07/23 2008 2,008,000 2137 2,137,000
2021/07/16 (Fans Return) 2185 2,185,000 2310 2,310,000
2021/07/09 1881 1,881,000 1986 1,986,000
2021/07/02 1741 1,741,000 1861 1,861,000
2021/06/25 1859 1,859,000 1971 1,971,000
2021/06/18 1926 1,926,000 2040 2,040,000
2021/06/11 1853 1,853,000 1944 1,944,000
2021/06/04 1792 1,792,000 1884 1,884,000
2021/05/28 1755 1,755,000 1928 1,928,000
2021/05/21 1830 1,830,000 1931 1,931,000
2021/05/14 1800 1,800,000 1917 1,917,000
2021/05/07 2157 2,157,000 2282 2,282,000
2021/04/30 1923 1,923,000 2018 2,018,000
2021/04/23 2042 2,042,000 2121 2,121,000
2021/04/16 1997 1,997,000 2111 2,111,000
2021/04/09 2080 2,080,000 2244 2,244,000
2021/04/02 2036 2,036,000 2137 2,137,000
2021/03/26 2031 2,031,000 2191 2,191,000
2021/03/19 1946 1,946,000 2093 2,093,000
2021/03/12 2010 2,010,000 2171 2,171,000
2021/03/05 2166 2,166,000 2252 2,252,000
2021/02/26 2051 2,051,000 2145 2,145,000
2021/02/19 2072 2,072,000 2217 2,217,000
2021/02/12 1884 1,884,000 1990 1,990,000
2021/02/05 2126 2,126,000 2257 2,257,000
2021/01/29 2228 2,228,000 2304 2,304,000
2021/01/22 2282 2,282,000 2383 2,383,000
2021/01/15 2153 2,153,000 2261 2,261,000
2021/01/08 2003 2,003,000 2120 2,120,000
2021/01/01 1915 1,915,000 2013 2,013,000
2020/12/25 3336 3,336,000
2020/12/18 (FS1) 1030 1,030,000
2020/12/11 2106 2,106,000
2020/12/04 2029 2,029,000
2020/11/27 1987 1,987,000
2020/11/20 2215 2,215,000
2020/11/13 2142 2,142,000
2020/11/06 2209 2,209,000
2020/10/30 2133 2,133,000
2020/10/23 (FS1) 0881 881,000
2020/10/16 1987 1,987,000
2020/10/09 2087 2,087,000
2020/10/02 2043 2,043,000
2020/09/25 2032 2,032,000
2020/09/18 1954 1,954,000
2020/09/11 2261 2,261,000
2020/09/04 2066 2,066,000
2020/08/28 2181 2,181,000
2020/08/21 (ThunderDome) 2168 2,168,000
2020/08/14 1979 1,979,000
2020/08/07 1956 1,956,000
2020/07/31 1892 1,892,000
2020/07/24 1971 1,971,000
2020/07/17 1893 1,893,000
2020/07/10 1905 1,905,000
2020/07/03 1777 1,777,000
2020/06/26 2174 2,174,000
2020/06/19 2089 2,089,000
2020/06/12 2016 2,016,000
2020/06/05 1935 1,935,000
2020/05/29 2150 2,150,000
2020/05/22 2040 2,040,000
2020/05/15 2043 2,043,000
2020/05/08 2039 2,039,000
2020/05/01 1919 1,919,000
2020/04/24 2014 2,014,000
2020/04/17 2192 2,192,000
2020/04/10 2304 2,304,000
2020/04/03 2375 2,375,000
2020/03/27 2374 2,374,000
2020/03/20 2563 2,563,000
2020/03/13 (WWE PC/No Fans) 2588 2,588,000
2020/03/06 2453 2,453,000
2020/02/28 2717 2,717,000
2020/02/21 2490 2,490,000
2020/02/14 2482 2,482,000
2020/02/07 2547 2,547,000
2020/01/31 2423 2,423,000
2020/01/24 2470 2,470,000
2020/01/17 2580 2,580,000
2020/01/10 2503 2,503,000
2020/01/03 2418 2,418,000
2019/12/27 2439 2,439,000
2019/12/20 2414 2,414,000
2019/12/13 2339 2,339,000
2019/12/06 2446 2,446,000
2019/11/29 2336 2,336,000
2019/11/22 2600 2,600,000
2019/11/15 2350 2,350,000
2019/11/08 2617 2,617,000
2019/11/01 2543 2,543,000
2019/10/25 (FS1) 0888 888,000
2019/10/18 2441 2,441,000
2019/10/11 (Draft) 2898 2,898,000
2019/10/04 (FOX Premiere) 3869 3,869,000
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