The recorded Smackdown from Dublin, Ireland drew just 1,258,000 viewers this past Friday as the show went up against two NFL pre-season games on CBS and NFL Network. That was down 172,000 viewers from the prior week and the second-lowest number of 2025 behind the July 4 broadcast. Smackdown had a 0.35 rating in 18-49, same as last week, and was #1 on cable television and #2 overall in all of TV. (Ratings credit: Programming Insider)