As predicted, Smackdown went down big in viewership this past Friday as it went head-to-head with a delayed viewing of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics.
Smackdown drew 2,058,000 viewers for its taped episode, down 255,000 viewers from the prior week. This was the second least-watched episode of the show of 2024.
The show had a 0.52 rating in 18-49, down a big 0.13 from the previous week and ties the lowest for the year. It was #2 on the chart behind the Olympics.
The Olympics ceremony had a combined audience of nearly 30 million viewers, more than 10 million viewers extra than the Tokyo Olympics. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)
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