SmackDown Audience Explodes On FOX

Last night’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown premiere garnered an average viewing audience of 3.869 million viewers on FOX, according to Mitch Metcalf.

Below is how the show did by hour:

8 PM: 3.920 million viewers
9 PM: 3.818 million viewers
Average: 3.869 million viewers

While this was short of the lofty expectations, viewership was up significantly from anything the blue brand has done this year.

SmackDown Viewership Tracker:
Aug. 20, 2019 – 2.142 million viewers
Aug. 27, 2019 – 2.088 million viewers
Sept. 3, 2019 – 2.130 million viewers
Sept. 10, 2019 – 2.061 million viewers
Sept. 17, 2019 – 2.061 million viewers
Sept. 24, 2019 – 2.099 million viewers (end of USA Network era)

Oct. 4, 2019 (FOX premiere)
8 PM: 3.920 million viewers
9 PM: 3.818 million viewers
Average: 3.869 million viewers