WWE Friday Night SmackDown Records Decrease In Final Viewership And Key Demo Rating On 7/14/23

Check out the ratings for the July 14 episode of WWE SmackDown.

On Monday, July 17, Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics reported that the July 14 episode of WWE SmackDown recorded 2.309 million viewers in final viewership. This is down from the July 7 episode, which drew 2.561 million viewers.

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Furthermore, the July 14 episode of SmackDown recorded a 0.62 rating in the key 18 to 49 demographic. This is down from the July 7 episode, which recorded a 0.76 rating.

Programming Insider reported on Saturday, July 15 that Friday's episode of WWE SmackDown drew 2.158 million viewers in the preliminary viewership.

The first hour averaged 2.165 million viewers while the second hour averaged 2.150 million viewers. This number is down from the 2.375 million viewers the show drew on July 7 in the preliminary viewership. That number rose to 2.561 million viewers in the final viewership total.

Friday's episode scored a 0.54 preliminary rating in the 18 to 49 demographic. The first hour drew a 0.53 rating, while the second hour drew 0.54.

WWE SmackDown topped the night on network television.

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