The ratings for the September 16th episodes of WWE SmackDown and AEW Rampage have been published. On average, 2.212 million people watched SmackDown and 470,000 people watched Rampage. The numbers have been obtained via Brandon Thurston from Wrestlenomics:

WWE Smackdown, Friday on Fox (8-10pm):
2,212,000 viewers
P18-49 rating: 0.50
#2 in P18-49 among broadcast primetime and cable originals

AEW Rampage, Friday on TNT (10-11pm):
470,000 viewers
P18-49 rating: 0.14
#14 cable original in P18-49
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— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) September 19, 2022

Compared to the previous week, SmackDown has seen a decrease in viewers while Rampage has seen an increase. As the September 9th SmackDown drew a record high rating of 2.367 million, the drop calculates to approximately 6.5%. In regards to key demographic viewership, SmackDown obtained a rating of 0.50, also down from the 0.57 rating from September 9th.

The September 9th edition of AEW Rampage drew an average audience of 429,000 viewers, meaning that the increase calculates to approximately 9.6%. Rampage obtained a key demographic rating of 0.14, equal to the September 9th rating.

SmackDown saw new number one contenders crowned in the main event, while Rampage presented the final build to AEW Grand Slam.

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