The post-WrestleMania edition of Friday Night SmackDown was the top program on television for its night.
The April 7th edition of SmackDown from Portland averaged 2,468,000 viewers and approximately 900,000 (0.69) in the 18-49 demographic, topping everything on television that night. (Wrestlenomics)
It was SmackDown’s largest audience since January 27, on the eve of the Royal Rumble, and posted a four percent increase from last week’s episode going into WrestleMania Weekend.
SmackDown also saw a four percent increase among its 18-49 audience, which was its largest in that demographic since December 25, 2020, which was positively impacted by a huge lead-in by the NFL. Excluding Christmas Day 2020, it was the show’s largest audience in the key demo since March 2020.
SmackDown experienced a 21 percent increase among adults 18-34 and higher than any number they achieved in that demo this year and last.
The show did see a small decline of five percent among adults 35-49.
In Canada, the show averaged 254,600 viewers and approximately 115,000 in the 25-54 demographic on Sportsnet 360, which was a drop from last week’s figures of 315,700 and 157,600 respectively. This past Friday’s show ranked ninth among sports programs in Canada, which was led by the Toronto Blue Jays vs. L.A. Angels and men’s curling.
