Facing very heavy competition from a night of sports, Smackdown on FOX drew 2,258,000 viewers, down 62,000 viewers from the prior week’s broadcast. This was the third least-watched episode of Smackdown so far of 2023. In the 18-49 demo, Smackdown did a 0.59, down 0.04 from the previous show and was #4 on network television behind NCAA basketball coverage on CBS. The show did 2,103,000 viewers in the first hour and 2,141,000 viewers in the second hour in the overnight ratings. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)