WWE Smackdown draws highest viewership since late 2020; AEW Rampage: Grand Slam numbers
The September 23rd 2022 edition of WWE Smackdown drew 2.535 million viewers with a 0.63 18-49 demo rating. This was the highest final viewership for Smackdown since the Christmas Day 2020 show which had a lead-in from the NFL. Other than the Christmas show, the previous Smackdown episode that drew higher viewership was from March 20th of 2020.
The first hour of AEW Rampage: Grand Slam drew 558,000 viewers a 0.18 18-49 demo rating while the second hour drew 486,000 viewers with a 0.16 18-49 demo rating. The 2021 AEW Rampage: Grand Slam drew a total of 640,000 viewers with a 0.29 18-49 demo rating.