Smackdown last Friday night drew 1,439,000 viewers, up 20,000 viewers from the previous week and the second most-watched episode of 2026 so far. The show had heavy competition from the NCAA and had a 0.32 rating in 18-49, the same as last week. It placed #6 on the top 50 cable chart behind NCAA related programming on TBS and TNT. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)