WWE SmackDown Ratings – Apr. 29, 2022 – Rating Down, Viewers Slightly Up

WWE
May 2, 2022

Friday’s WWE SmackDown drew 1,953,000 viewers on FOX, slightly up from the previous week’s 1,952,000 viewers.

It drew a 0.38 rating in the 18-49 demographic, down from the previous week’s 0.47.

It was going against an NBA playoff game and the NFL draft.

Last year’s SmackDown on April 30, 2021 drew 2,018,000 viewers. The May 1, 2020 episode drew 1,919,000 prelim viewers.

Source: Showbuzz Daily

Date Viewers Rating (18-49)
2022/04/29 1953 1,953,000 0.38
2022/04/22 1952 1,952,000 0.47
2022/04/15 2142 2,142,000 0.48
2022/04/08 2230 2,230,000 0.60
2022/04/01 2359 2,359,000 0.61
2022/03/25 2180 2,180,000 0.49
2022/03/18 2147 2,147,000 0.58
2022/03/11 2226 2,226,000 0.57
2022/03/04 2261 2,261,000 0.59
2022/02/25 2114 2,114,000 0.57
2022/02/18 2173 2,173,000 0.54
2022/02/11 2231 2,231,000 0.55
2022/02/04 2151 2,151,000 0.51
2022/01/28 2217 2,217,000 0.56
2022/01/21 2255 2,255,000 0.64
2022/01/14 2174 2,174,000 0.56
2022/01/07 2271 2,271,000 0.58
2021/12/31 (FS1 Special) 0378 378,000 0.08
2021/12/24 1972 1,972,000 0.48
2021/12/17 2303 2,303,000 0.52
2021/12/10 2142 2,142,000 0.50
2021/12/03 2030 2,030,000 0.51
2021/11/26 2149 2,149,000 0.57
2021/11/19 2064 2,064,000
2021/11/12 2104 2,104,000
2021/11/05 2093 2,093,000
2021/10/29 (FS1) 1032 1,032,000
2021/10/22 2249 2,249,000
2021/10/15 (FS1) 0866 866,000
2021/10/08 2147 2,147,000
2021/10/01 2252 2,252,000
2021/09/24 2135 2,135,000
2021/09/17 2243 2,243,000
2021/09/10 2383 2,383,000
2021/09/03 2220 2,220,000
2021/08/27 2250 2,250,000
2021/08/20 2102 2,102,000
2021/08/13 2084 2,084,000
2021/08/06 2169 2,169,000
2021/07/30 2043 2,043,000
2021/07/23 2137 2,137,000
2021/07/16 (Fans Return) 2310 2,310,000
2021/07/09 1986 1,986,000
2021/07/02 1861 1,861,000
2021/06/25 1971 1,971,000
2021/06/18 2040 2,040,000
2021/06/11 1944 1,944,000
2021/06/04 1884 1,884,000
2021/05/28 1928 1,928,000
2021/05/21 1931 1,931,000
2021/05/14 1917 1,917,000
2021/05/07 2282 2,282,000
2021/04/30 2018 2,018,000
2021/04/23 2121 2,121,000
2021/04/16 2111 2,111,000
2021/04/09 2244 2,244,000
2021/04/02 2137 2,137,000
2021/03/26 2191 2,191,000
2021/03/19 2093 2,093,000
2021/03/12 2171 2,171,000
2021/03/05 2252 2,252,000
2021/02/26 2145 2,145,000
2021/02/19 2217 2,217,000
2021/02/12 1990 1,990,000
2021/02/05 2257 2,257,000
2021/01/29 2304 2,304,000
2021/01/22 2383 2,383,000
2021/01/15 2261 2,261,000
2021/01/08 2120 2,120,000
2021/01/01 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*

* Denotes a preliminary “fast national” viewer number. No asterisk indicates a final viewer number.

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