WWE SmackDown Ratings – May 17, 2024 – Viewership Up, Key Demo Down

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May 20, 2024

Friday’s WWE SmackDown drew 2,186,000 viewers on FOX, up from the previous week’s 2,128,000 viewers.

It drew a 0.59 rating in the 18-49 demographic, down from the previous week’s 0.62 rating.

In regards to sports competition, the viewership and ratings numbers for the 2024 NBA Playoffs and NHL Playoffs games that night are currently not known.

Last year’s SmackDown on May 19, 2023 drew 2,133,000 viewers and a 0.53 rating. The May 20, 2022 episode drew 2,031,000 viewers.

Source: Programming Insider

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