Wrestling
WWE SmackDown (9/5) Draws 1.58 Million Viewers For AJ Lee’s Return
WWE SmackDown viewership information for the September 5, 2025 episode.
Programming Insider reports that WWE SmackDown on September 5 drew 1.585 million viewers on USA Network. This number is up from the 1.147 million viewers the show drew on Friday, August 29.
Friday’s episode scored a 0.51 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic, up from the 0.28 rating last Friday.
SmackDown topped the night on cable.
Top 5 Most Viewed WWE SmackDown (9/5) Videos on YouTube
- FULL SEGMENT: AJ Lee makes EPIC RETURN to combat Becky Lynch (5.1 million views)
- AJ Lee and CM Punk soak in emotional return (2.1 million views)
- Brock Lesnar LEVELS John Cena and Sami Zayn with F5s (1.4 million views)
- Sami Zayn vs. John Cena | United States Title Match (1 million views)
- John Cena makes final SmackDown entrance (972K views)
Find past WWE SmackDown viewership numbers here.
Fans can find Fightful’s coverage of the September 5 episode of WWE SmackDown here. Check out the post-show podcast for a full review here.




