The first episode of WWE SmackDown following Survivor Series saw Ricochet take on Legado del Fantasma’s Santos Escobar in the main event. The two competed in the finals of the SmackDown World Cup Tournament, and after a highly-praised match full of frenetic action, Ricochet emerged victorious. After his win, he’s guaranteed a shot at GUNTHER’s Intercontinental Championship.
As reported by Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics, the December 2nd edition of WWE SmackDown drew an average of 902,000 with a 0.25 rating in the 18-49 year old demographic. It should be noted that the show aired on FS1 instead of its normal broadcast home on FOX. This accounts for the drastic drop in viewership from last week’s Black Friday edition of the show, which drew an average of 2,166,000 viewers.
Elsewhere on WWE SmackDown, Tegan Nox made her return to the company after being released back in November of 2021, saving Liv Morgan from an attack from the Bayley-led Damage CTRL. Sami Zayn also defeated Sheamus on the program.
WWE SmackDown Ratings History
Date & Episode | Viewership |
02/12/2022 Ricochet vs. Santos Escobar (aired on FS1) | 902,000 |
25/11/2022 Sheamus & Drew McIntyre vs. The Usos | 2,166,000 |
18/11/2022 Butch vs. Sami Zayn | 2,232,000 |
11/11/2022 The Usos vs. The New Day | 2,264,000 |
04/11/2022 Gunther vs. Rey Mysterio | 2,138,000 |
28/10/2022 Bray Wyatt Faces His Demons | 835,000 |
21/10/2022 Logan Paul Appearance | 2,231,000 |
14/10/2022 Bray Wyatt returns | 2,274,000 |
07/10/2022 Sheamus vs. GUNTHER, Legado del Fantasma debut | 2,243,000 |
30/09/2022 Ricochet & Madcap Moss vs. Sami Zayn & Solo Sikoa | 2,207,000 |
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 WWE 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 |