Last week’s episode of AEW Rampage was able to draw 464,000 viewers, while this past Friday’s episode of AEW Rampage was able to draw 458,000 viewers, Showbuzz Daily and Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics reports.
This total is down 1.29% from this past week’s AEW Rampage, which drew a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 key demo. This past Friday’s rating of 0.14 is up 7.69% from last week’s AEW Rampage, which drew a rating of 0.13 in the key 18-49 demo. This past Friday’s 0.14 rating in the key 18-49 demographic represents 187,000 viewers that watched this past Friday night’s episode of AEW Rampage, which is up 11.31% from last week’s 168,000 total viewers in the 18-49 key demo, with a 0.13 rating.
Last Friday’s taped episode of AEW Rampage from inside the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky featured “Hangman” Adam Page taking on The Blackpool Combat Club’s ROH Pure Champion Wheeler Yuta in a Singles Match, Jeff Jarrett, Satnam Singh and Jay Lethal facing Best Friends (Trent Beretta and Chuck Taylor) and Danhausen in a Trios Match, Powerhouse Hobbs taking on Tony Mud in Singles action and AEW Women’s World Champion Jamie Hayter battling Emi Sakura in an AEW Women’s World Title Eliminator Match, which was the main event.
This past Friday night’s episode of AEW Rampage ranked #22 for the night on the Cable Top 150, with a rating of 0.14 in the 18-49 key demo, which is down from last week’s #16 ranking. Last Friday night’s Rampage ranked #67 in viewership for the night on cable, which is up from last week’s #68 ranking.
Last Friday night’s AEW Rampage drew the lowest total audience since the taped show on December 9 and the show’s viewership and 18-49 key demo rating were below the 2022 average. Last Friday’s episode of AEW Rampage was down 23.79% from the same week this past year, while the 18-49 key demographic rating was down 44% from the previous year.
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WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox (8-10pm):
— Wrestlenomics (@wrestlenomics) January 31, 2023
2,544,000 viewers
P18-49 rating: 0.67
AEW Rampage, Friday on TNT (10-11pm):
458,000 viewers
P18-49 rating: 0.14
Expect ranking info later from Showbuzz
📊 https://t.co/qDSSxyBniZ pic.twitter.com/PlrXRoZnRH
P18-49 viewership was higher for Friday's Smackdown than the Cena episode on Dec 30 but slightly lower total viewership.
— Wrestlenomics (@wrestlenomics) January 31, 2023
Friday was Smackdown's highest P18-49 since the Christmas 2020 w/ NFL lead-in. Excepting that, highest since Mar 2020.
📋Full report: https://t.co/KFaMPiCog4
Smackdown was tied for #1 in P18-49 for Friday with Telemundo's El Señor de los Cielos, according to Showbuzz Daily.
— Wrestlenomics (@wrestlenomics) January 31, 2023
Rampage was #22 among cable originals, and #35 including broadcast primetime.https://t.co/ia2PpHD4yx pic.twitter.com/qJoQRHHZ8f
Quarter-hours: WWE Smackdown, January 27 (SUBSCRIBERS) https://t.co/ZpLGTlBmOY
— Wrestlenomics (@wrestlenomics) January 31, 2023
TV ratings: WWE Smackdown and AEW Rampage, January 27 – Smackdown’s highest P18-49 since 2020 https://t.co/6KH0XaizHy
— Wrestlenomics (@wrestlenomics) January 31, 2023