WWE SmackDown (1/23) Viewership Remains Below One Million Viewers, Tops The Night On Cable

WWE SmackDown viewership information for the January 23, 2026 episode.

Wrestlenomics reports that WWE SmackDown on January 23 drew 943,000 viewers on USA Network. This number is down from the 968,000 viewers the show drew on January 16th.

Friday’s episode scored a 0.22 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic, up from the 0.21 rating last Friday.

SmackDown finished first on cable for the night.

Top Five Most Viewed WWE SmackDown (1/23) Videos on YouTube

• Jacob Fatu crashes Cody Rhodes’ exclusive interview (588K views)
• Drew McIntyre dares anyone to beat him for the WWE Title (402K views)
• Randy Orton delivers thunderous RKOs to Trick Williams and Sami Zayn (375K views)
• Brawl erupts between Sami Zayn, Trick Williams & Damian Priest (333K views)
• Cody Rhodes shares a heartfelt moment with AJ Styles (324K views)

Find past WWE SmackDown viewership numbers here.

Fans can find Fightful’s coverage of WWE SmackDown here. Check out the post-show podcast for a full review here.