The total viewership and demo ratings for the latest instalment of Friday Night SmackDown have been revealed.
As reported by Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics, the September 23rd edition of Friday Night SmackDown pulled in 2,535,000 viewers with a 0.63 rating in the 18-49-year-old demographic.
By contrast the previous week (September 16th) drew 2,212,000 viewers with a 0.50 rating in the key demographic.
On the September 23rd episode of the blue brand Sami Zayn was finally made an Honorary Uce to the delight of the crowd, while in the main event The Usos defeated the Brawling Brutes to retain the Tag Team Titles.
Elsewhere, Drew McIntyre challenged Karrion Kross to a Strap Match at Extreme Rules, Liv Morgan defeated Lacey Evans and the New Day saw off Maximum Male Models.
Friday Night SmackDown Ratings
| Date & Episode | Viewership |
| 23/09/2022 The Usos vs. Brawling Brutes | 2,535,000 |
| 16/09/2022 Logan Paul Challenges Roman Reigns | 2,212,000 |
| 9/09/2022 Drew McIntyre vs. Solo Sikoa | 2,367,000 |
| 02/09/2022 Roman Reigns Championship Celebration | 2,077,000 |
| 26/08/2022 Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn | 1,990,000 |
| 19/08/2022 Drew McIntyre/Roman Reigns confrontation | 2,084,000 |
| 12/08/2022 Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Gunther | 1,927,000 |
| 05/08/2022 Karrion Kross & Scarlett Return | 2,093,000 |
| 29/07/2022 SummerSlam go-home show | 2,193,000 |
| 22/07/2022 Stephanie McMahon open | 2,256,000 |
| 15/07/2022 Jimmy Uso vs. Angelo Dawkins | 2,077,000 |
| 08/07/2022 Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus | 2,129,000 |
| 01/07/2022 Money In The Bank go-home | 2,142,000 |
| 24/06/2022 McIntyre & Sheamus vs. The Usos | 2,231,000 |
| 17/06/2022 Vince McMahon Promo, Brock Lesnar return | 2,389,000 |
| 10/06/2022 Riddle vs. Sami Zayn | 1,914,000 |
| 03/06/2022 The Usos vs. Riddle & Shinsuke Nakamura | 1,939,000 |
| 27/05/2022 New Day & Mystery Partner vs. Brawling Brutes | 1,878,000 |
| 20/05/2022 Tag Team Unification Match | 2,031,000 |
| 13/05/2022 RK-Bro/Bloodline Confrontation | 1,893,000 |
| 06/05/2022 RK-Bro, Drew McIntyre & The Bloodline Face to Face | 1,998,000 |
| 29/04/2022 Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn (Cage Match) | 1,953,000 |
| 22/04/2022 Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn | 1,952,000 |
| 15/04/2022 RK-Bro/The Usos segment | 2,142,000 |
| 8/04/22 Post-WrestleMania SmackDown | 2,230,000 |
| 1/04/22 WrestleMania SmackDown | 2,359,000 |
| 25/03/22 Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar confrontation | 2,180,000 |
| 18/03/22 Charlotte Flair, Ronda Rousey confrontation | 2,147,000 |
| 11/03/22 Ricochet vs. Sami Zayn | 2,226,000 |
| 4/03/22 Ronda Rousey vs. Sonya Deville | 2,261,000 |
| 25/02/22 Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar contract signing | 2,114,000 |
| 18/02/22 Roman Reigns, Goldberg face-to-face | 2,173,000 |
| 11/02/22 Naomi vs. Charlotte Flair | 2,231,000 |
| 04/02/22 Rousey-Flair Faceoff | 2,151,000 |
| 28/01/22 Roman-Seth Faceoff, Naomi vs. Sonya | 2,217,000 |
| 21/01/22 Usos vs. Seth & Owens | 2,255,000 |
| 14/01/22 Seth and Roman Faceoff. | 2,174,000 |
| 07/01/22 Usos vs. New Day Street Fight, Brock-Roman Face-off | 2,271,000 |