Friday’s WWE SmackDown drew 1,350,000 viewers on USA Network, down from the previous week’s 1,459,000 viewers.
It drew a 0.40 rating in the 18-49 demographic, up from the prior week’s show 0.39 rating.
In regards to notable sports competition, the NBA game of Phoenix Suns vs. Minnesota Timberwolves drew 138,000 viewers on NBA TV, the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament game of Ole Miss vs. Michigan State drew 6,711,000 viewers on CBS, the 2025 Men’s Basketball Tournament game of Michigan vs. Auburn drew 7,336,000 viewers on CBS, the 2025 World Figure Skating Championship drew 1,730,000 viewers on NBC, the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament game of Kentucky vs. Tennessee drew 2,876,000 viewers on TBS and 685,000 viewers on truTV, the 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament game of LSU vs. NC State drew 1,407,000 viewers on ESPN, the MLB simulcast games of Boston vs. Texas and Pittsburgh vs. Miami drew 165,000 viewers on MLB TV, and the UFL game of St. Louis Battlehawks vs. Houston Roughnecks drew 670,000 viewers on FOX.
Last year’s SmackDown on March 29, 2024 drew 2,201,000 viewers and a 0.60 rating on FOX. The March 31, 2023 episode drew 2,373,000 viewers on FOX.
Source: Programming Insider

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