WWE SmackDown Viewership And Rating Report For 12/8/2023

WrestleNomics reports that this past Friday’s Tribute To The Troops episode of WWE SmackDown on FOX drew an average of 2.384 million viewers, with a rating of 0.63 in the key 18-49 demographic.

This total is up 16.63% from this past week’s 2.044 million viewers and up 6.78% from last week’s rating of 0.59 in the 18-49 key demo.

The show was headlined by Santos Escobar taking on Dragon Lee in a WWE United States Championship #1 Contender’s Tournament First Round Match, “The All Mighty” Bobby Lashley battling Karrion Kross in a WWE United States Championship #1 Contender’s Tournament First Round Match, “The Viper” Randy Orton and LA Knight going up against The Bloodline (Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa) in a tag team match and the return of CM Punk to the blue brand, among others.