WWE SmackDown Records Slight Decrease In Final Viewership, Bump In Rating On 8/4/23

Check out the ratings for the August 4 episode of WWE SmackDown.

On Monday, August 7, Wrestlenomics reported that the August 4 episode of WWE SmackDown drew 2.248 million viewers in final viewership. This is down from the July 28 broadcast, which recorded 2.323 million viewers.

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Furthermore, last Friday's SmackDown recorded a 0.62 rating in the key demo, which is up from the previous week's 0.61 rating.

Spoiler TV reported on Saturday, August 5, that Friday's episode of WWE SmackDown drew 2.151 million viewers in the preliminary viewership. Both hours averaged 2.151 million viewers. This number is down from the 2.166 million viewers the show drew on July 28 in preliminary viewership.

In the ratings, the show drew a 0.57 rating across both hours, up from July 28's 0.54 preliminary rating, which rose to 0.61 when the final numbers were tallied.

Top 5 Most Viewed WWE SmackDown (8/4) Videos on YouTube

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- LA Knight roasts his SummerSlam Battle Royal opponents (318K views)

- Jey Uso vs. Solo Sikoa (296K views)

- Shotzi crashes “The Grayson Waller Effect” (247K views)

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