WWE SmackDown 8/25/23 Draws Over 2.6 Million Viewers for Bray Wyatt & Terry Funk Tribute Show

The ratings are in for the latest edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. The show averaged 2.647 million viewers on FOX, which is up from 2.094 million viewers last week, according to Sports TV Ratings.

In the all-important 18-49 demographic, the show did a 0.78 rating, up from the 0.55 rating a week ago. This was the highest ratings since the Christmas Day 2020 episode that had a strong lead-in from the NFL.

Women’s Champion IYO SKY vs. Zelina Vega, Rey Mysterio vs. Grayson Waller, Finn Balor vs. LA Knight, and more were featured on the show that served as a tribute edition to the late Bray Wyatt and Terry Funk.

The show on the same week last year did 1.990 million viewers with an 18-49 demo rating of 0.48.

Here is a list of total viewership and the key demo rating that SmackDown has done over the last year:

1/7/22: 2,271,000 viewers - 0.58 key demo rating

1/14/22: 2,174,000 viewers - 0.56 key demo rating

1/21/22: 2,255,000 viewers - 0.64 key demo rating

1/28/22: 2,217,000 viewers - 0.56 key demo rating - Royal Rumble go-home show

2/4/22: 2,151,000 viewers - 0.51 key demo rating - post-Royal Rumble show

2/11/22: 2,231,000 viewers - 0.56 key demo rating

2/19/22: 2,173,000 viewers - 0.54 key demo rating - Elimination Chamber go-home show

2/25/22: 2,114,000 viewers - 0.57 key demo rating - Elimination Chamber fallout

3/4/22: 2,261,000 viewers - 0.59 key demo rating

3/11/22: 2,226,000 viewers - 0.57 key demo rating

3/18/22: 2,147,000 viewers - 0.58 key demo rating

3/25/22: 2,180,000 viewers - 0.49 key demo rating

4/1/22: 2,359,000 viewers - 0.61 key demo rating - WrestleMania go-home show

4/8/22: 2,230,000 viewers - 0.60 key demo rating - post-WrestleMania edition

4/15/22: 2,142,000 viewers - 0.48 key demo rating

4/22/22: 1,852,000 viewers - 0.47 key demo rating

4/29/22: 1,953,000 viewers - 0.38 key demo rating - lowest key demo on FOX

5/6/22: 1,998,000 viewers - 0.46 key demo rating - WrestleMania Backlash go-home show

5/13/22: 1,893,000 viewers - 0.40 key demo rating

5/20/22: 2,031 ,000 viewers - 0.45 key demo rating

5/27/22: 1,878,000 viewers - 0.43 key demo rating

6/3/22: 1,939,000 viewers - 0.47 key demo rating - Hell in a Cell go-home show

6/10/22: 1,914,000 viewers - 0.44 key demo rating - Hell in a Cell fallout

6/17/22: 2,290,000 viewers - 0.57 key demo rating - Universal Title Headliner

6/24/22: 2,231,000 viewers - 0.53 key demo rating

7/1/22: 2,141,000 viewers - 0.49 key demo rating - Money in the Bank go-home show

7/8/22: 2,129,000 viewers - 0.47 key demo rating - Money in the Bank fallout

7/15/22: 2,077,000 viewers - 0.47 key demo rating

7/22/22: 2,256,000 viewers - 0.62 key demo rating

7/29/22: 2,193,000 viewers - 0.52 key demo rating - SummerSlam go-home show

8/5/22: 2,093,000 viewers - 0.49 key demo rating - SummerSlam fallout

8/12/22: 1,927,000 viewers - 0.44 key demo rating

8/19/22: 2,084, 000 viewers - 0.47 key demo rating

8/26/22: 1,990,000 viewers - 0.48 key demo rating

9/2/22: 2,077,000 viewers - 0.49 key demo rating - Clash at the Castle go-home show

9/9/22: 2,367,000 viewers - 0.57 key demo rating - Clash at the Castle fallout

9/16/22: 2,212,000 viewers - 0.50 key demo rating

9/23/22: 2,535,000 viewers - 0.63 key demo rating

9/30/22: 2,207,000 viewers - 0.54 key demo rating

10/7/22: 2,243,000 viewers - 0.54 key demo rating - Season Premiere/Extreme Rules go-home show

10/14/22: 2,274,000 viewers - 0.54 key demo rating - Extreme Rules fallout

10/21/22: 2,231,000 viewers - 0.52 key demo rating

10/28/22: 835,000 viewers - 0.23 key demo rating - FS1 edition

11/4/22: 2,138,000 viewers - 0.48 key demo rating - Crown Jewel go-home show

11/11/22: 2,264,000 viewers - 0.58 key demo rating - Crown Jewel fallout

11/18/22: 2,232,000 viewers - 0.56 key demo rating

11/25/22: 2,166,000 viewers - 0.54 key demo rating - Survivor Series go-home show

12/2/22: 902,000 viewers - 0.25 key demo rating - FS1 episode

12/9/22: 2,306,000 viewers - 0.57 key demo rating

12/16/22: 2,191,000 viewers - 0.52 key demo rating

12/23/22: 2,376,000 viewers - 0.55 key demo rating

12/30/22: 2,629,000 viewers - 0.64 key demo rating - John Cena’s in-ring return

1/6/23: 2,257,000 viewers - 0.53 key demo rating

1/13/23: 2,326,000 viewers - 0.55 key demo rating

1/20/23: 2,257,000 viewers - 0.55 key demo rating

1/27/23: 2,544,000 viewers - 0.67 key demo rating - Royal Rumble go-home show

2/3/23: 2,384,000 viewers - 0.61 key demo rating - post-Royal Rumble show

2/10/23: 2,468,000 viewers - 0.64 key demo rating

2/17/23: 2,383,000 viewers - 0.58 key demo rating - Elimination Chamber go-home show

2/24/23: 2,408,000 viewers - 0.64 key demo rating - post-Elimination Chamber

3/3/23: 2,451,000 viewers - 0.59 key demo rating

3/10/23: 2,320,000 viewers - 0.63 key demo rating

3/17/23: 2,258,000 viewers - 0.59 key demo rating

3/24/23: 2,219,000 viewers - 0.58 key demo rating

3/31/23: 2,484,000 viewers - 0.69 key demo rating - WrestleMania 39 go-home show

4/7/23: 2,468,000 viewers - 0.69 key demo rating - post-WrestleMania 39 show

4/14/23: 2,265,000 viewers - 0.58 key demo rating

4/21/23: 2,175,000 viewers - 0.54 key demo rating

4/28/23: 2,473,000 viewers - 0.67 key demo rating - Draft episode

5/5/23: 2,059,000 viewers - 0.52 key demo rating - Backlash go-home show

5/12/23: 2,149,000 viewers - 0.56 key demo rating - post-Backlash show

5/19/23: 2,133,000 viewers - 0.53 key demo rating

5/26/23: 2,158,000 viewers - 0.52 key demo rating - Night of Champions go-home show

6/2/23: 2,563,000 viewers - 0.73 key demo rating - post-Night of Champions show/ Roman Reigns celebration

6/9/23: 2,278,000 viewers - 0.60 key demo rating

6/16/23: 2,430,000 viewers - 0.67 key demo rating

6/23/23: 2,354,000 viewers - 0.61 key demo rating

6/30/23: 2,510,000 viewers - 0.69 key demo rating - Money in the Bank go-home show

7/7/23: 2,561,000 viewers - 0.76 key demo rating - Money in the Bank-Night of Champions show

7/14/23: 2,309,000 viewers - 0.62 key demo rating

7/21/23: 1,230,000 viewers - 0.36 key demo rating - FS1 Episode

7/28/23: 2,232,000 viewers - 0.61 key demo rating

8/4/23: 2,248,000 viewers - 0.62 key demo rating - SummerSlam go-home show

8/11/23: 2,097,000 viewers - 0.55 key demo rating - SummerSlam fallout

8/18/23: 2,094,000 viewers - 0.55 key demo rating

8/25/23: 2,647,000 viewers - 0.78 key demo rating - Bray Wyatt & Terry Funk tribute show