WWE SmackDown (12/19) Draws Less Than One Million Viewers Against College Football Playoff

WWE SmackDown viewership information for the December 19, 2025 episode.

Programming Insider reports that WWE SmackDown on December 19 drew 995,000 viewers on USA Network. This number is down from the 1.240 million viewers the show drew on December 12th.

Friday’s episode scored a 0.21 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic, down from the 0.26 rating last Friday.

College Football Playoff coverage, including the game between Alabama and Oklahoma, on ABC and ESPN topped the night on network and cable television.

Top Five Most Viewed WWE SmackDown (12/19) Videos on YouTube

• FULL MATCH: Title fight between The Wyatt Sicks and The MFTs results in brawl (559K views)
• Cody Rhodes can’t touch Drew McIntyre or he will be stripped of his title (352K views)
• Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss attack Nia Jax and Lash Legend (244K views)
• Nia Jax and Lash Legend defeat The Kabuki Warriors (201K views)
• EXCLUSIVE: Drew McIntyre: “Cody Rhodes is unfit to be WWE Champion” (190K views)

Find past WWE SmackDown viewership numbers here.

Fans can find Fightful’s coverage of WWE SmackDown here. Check out the post-show podcast for a full review here.