NEWS Vince McMahon to appear on Friday Night SmackDown tonight June 17, 2022 John Pollock While at the center of an investigation, Vince McMahon will appear on Friday Night SmackDown tonight in Minneapolis.
NEWS SmackDown finishes behind the NHL, highest 18-49 audience since April June 6, 2022 John Pollock Friday Night SmackDown steered clear of NBA competition this past weekend and finished first among network programming.
NEWS SmackDown falls to lowest viewership since July, 18-49 tops network programs May 31, 2022 John Pollock Friday Night SmackDown fell to its lowest overall viewership since the return of fans to the arena while still beating all network programming in the key demographic.
NEWS Friday Night SmackDown tops two million viewers for title unification May 23, 2022 John Pollock Built around a Tag Title Unification match, Friday Night SmackDown topped two million viewers for the first time in over a month.
NEWS Toni Storm didn’t mind having pie thrown in her face on WWE SmackDown, original idea was for her shirt to be ripped off May 19, 2022 Andrew Thompson Toni Storm looks back on a segment she was a part of in WWE during which she had pie thrown in her face. Storm revealed the original idea
NEWS Post-PLE edition of SmackDown falls in viewership against NBA & NHL May 16, 2022 John Pollock Friday Night SmackDown fell in viewership for the episode following WrestleMania Backlash.
NEWS SmackDown notes: Sasha Banks & Naomi defend titles, unification match next week May 13, 2022 Dave LeClair Dave LeClair’s coverage of Friday Night SmackDown with Sasha Banks & Naomi defending the tag titles against Natalya & Shayna Baszler.
NEWS Friday Night SmackDown up from prior week, second lowest 18-49 of the year May 9, 2022 John Pollock Friday Night SmackDown saw a week-to-week increase but still finished with its second-lowest demo audience of 2022.
NEWS SmackDown notes: Sasha Banks takes a loss, go-home for WM Backlash May 6, 2022 Dave LeClair Dave LeClair’s recap of Friday Night SmackDown featuring RK-Bro appearing, Sasha Banks taking a loss, and a Tables match.
NEWS Taped edition of SmackDown gets thrashed against NBA, NFL Draft May 2, 2022 John Pollock Friday Night SmackDown took a massive hit airing against the NBA playoffs and coverage of the NFL Draft as ESPN dominated the night.
NEWS Friday Night SmackDown declines, still tops network programming April 25, 2022 John Pollock On a night with heavy competition from the NBA, Friday Night SmackDown finished on top among its network competition.
NEWS SmackDown notes: Flair-Rousey contract signing, McIntyre-Zayn Lumberjack match April 22, 2022 Dave LeClair Dave LeClair’s notes on SmackDown from Albany featuring a contract signing, a lumberjack match, Riddle vs. Jey Uso & more.
NEWS Friday Night SmackDown experiences large decline in 18-49 audience April 18, 2022 John Pollock Friday Night SmackDown experienced a sizable drop in its key demographic with a 21 percent loss among its 18-49 audience.
NEWS SmackDown notes: Title unification added to Backlash, Ricochet defends title, Riddle vs. Jimmy Uso April 15, 2022 Dave LeClair Dave LeClair’s notes on SmackDown from Worcester featuring Ricochet vs. Jinder Mahal, Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn, RK-Bro appears & more.
NEWS Friday Night SmackDown sees small drop, tops network programming April 11, 2022 John Pollock Friday Night SmackDown experienced a minor drop from last week’s go-home edition prior to WrestleMania 38.
NEWS SmackDown’s 18-49 audience drops to 2022 low against NCAA basketball March 28, 2022 John Pollock With a competitive night involving the NCAA basketball tournament, Friday Night SmackDown saw its key demo audience take a big fall.
NEWS Friday Night SmackDown’s numbers remain steady at the wheel March 21, 2022 John Pollock Friday Night SmackDown saw its audience remain steady with two weeks remaining until WrestleMania.
NEWS SmackDown notes: Brock Lesnar destroys SUV, Zayn-Knoxville stipulation, Natalya & Baszler added to WM March 18, 2022 Dave LeClair Dave LeClair covers the news and notes from Friday Night SmackDown in Charlotte, North Carolina featuring Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns.
NEWS Natalya shares that Brock Lesnar recently watched matches at SmackDown, critiqued and gave feedback March 17, 2022 Andrew Thompson Natalya speaks about her recent interactions with Brock Lesnar and Lesnar giving advice to talents about their in-ring work
NEWS Friday Night SmackDown tops network programs, big week in Canada for WWE March 14, 2022 John Pollock Friday Night SmackDown remained the top network program for the night this past week as it draws closer to WrestleMania.