The final numbers for WWE SmackDown on December 30 are in.
According to Brandon Thurston, the December 30, 2022 edition of WWE SmackDown recorded a final average viewership of 2.629 million viewers. This is up from the final viewership number of 2.376 million that the December 23 episode of SmackDown recorded. This is also the highest viewership number that SmackDown has recorded since December 25, 2020.
Friday's SmackDown also recorded a 0.64 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. This is the highest rating that SmackDown has recorded since the January 21, 2022 edition of the show.
Thurston also reported back on Dec 31 that WWE SmackDown recorded 2.441 million viewers in the preliminary numbers.
Top 5 Most Viewed WWE SmackDown (12/30) Videos on YouTube
- John Cena & Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns & Sami Zayn (5.2 million views)
- Uncle Howdy attacks Bray Wyatt (1.8 million views)
- Charlotte Flair returns to win the title from Ronda Rousey (1.5 million views)
- Gunther punishes Braun Strowman for making a title challenge (805K views)
- Drew McIntyre stops The Bloodline’s attack on Sheamus (566K views)
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