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TNA Impact viewership up, 18-49 rating down

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Thursday night’s episode of TNA Impact averaged 257,000 viewers on AMC, up 28.5% from the previous week which went head to head with AEW Collision for the first hour. It was the largest audience for the show since March 12th, and the second highest the show has done to date on the network.

Impact averaged a 0.04 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 20% from the prior week and ties the lowest rating the show has done in that category since February 26th.

There was no major sports competition on the night as a repeat of the Masters Coverage on ESPN from earlier in the day topped the prime time cable charts. Impact tied 58th for the night.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for TNA Thursday Night Impact on AMC as well as the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 8.2% in overall viewers and was even in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

DateImpact 18-49Impact T.V.
1/29/20260.04201,000
2/5/20260.05241,000
2/12/20260.05254,000
2/19/20260.05233,000
2/26/20260.03233,000
3/5/20260.04249,000
3/12/20260.04259,000
3/19/20260.04250,000
3/26/20260.05256,000
4/2/20260.05200,000
4/9/20260.04257,000
*10 wk avg0.04237,600
*not includingcurrent week

AEW Dynamite ratings down for Dynasty go-home show

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 654,000 viewers on TBS, down 10.4% from the previous week. It was the lowest audience for the show since March 11th.

Dynamite averaged a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 6.7% from last week and is the second highest rating the show has done in that category since February 4th.

The show went head to head with an NBA game on ESPN that topped all cable with a 0.35 18-49 rating. Dynamite finished 6th on the prime time cable charts for the night.

As compared to the same week in 2025 the overall viewership was down 0.8% while the 18-49 rating was down 17.7%.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for AEW Dynamite on TBS as well as the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 2.8% in overall viewers but up 16.7% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

DateAEW 18-49AEW total viewers
1/28/20260.09653,000
2/4/20260.15654,000
2/11/20260.12604,000
2/18/20260.12692,000
2/25/20260.1633,000
3/4/20260.12650,000
3/11/20260.09619,000
3/18/20260.13730,000
3/25/20260.14765,000
4/1/20260.15730,000
4/8/20260.14654,000
*10 wk avg0.12673,000
*not includingcurrent week

Ratings for AEW Collision & TNA Impact Thursday night episodes

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

– Last week’s Thursday night episode of AEW Collision averaged 373,000 viewers on TNT, down 21.6 percent from the previous week in its regular time slot. It’s the lowest audience total for the show since March 7.

Collision drew a 0.07 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 12.5 percent from the prior week and ties the lowest rating the show has done in that category since the March 7 episode.

As compared to the same week in 2025, Collision was up 11.3 percent in overall viewers but down 12.5 percent in 18-49.

– TNA’s Thursday Night Impact, airing head-to-head for the second hour on AMC, averaged 200,000 viewers, down 21.9 percent from the week before. It’s the lowest audience for Impact since its second week on AMC on January 22.

Impact drew a 0.05 rating in the 18-49 demo, matching the number that it did the previous week. This ties the largest rating the show has done in that category on AMC.

Collision tied for 32nd on the night on the primetime cable charts while Impact tied for 51st.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for both Collision and Impact:

DateCollision 18-49Collision overall
1/24/20260.02253,000
1/31/20260.07492,000
2/7/20260.07388,000
2/14/20260.1561,000
2/21/20260.08470,000
2/28/20260.06365,000
3/7/20260.05370,000
3/14/20260.07458,000
3/21/20260.1470,000
3/28/20260.08476,000
4/2/20260.07373,000
“10 wk avg0.07430,300
*not includingcurrent week


DateImpact 18-49Impact T.V.
1/22/20260.03171,000
1/29/20260.04201,000
2/5/20260.05241,000
2/12/20260.05254,000
2/19/20260.05233,000
2/26/20260.03233,000
3/5/20260.04249,000
3/12/20260.04259,000
3/19/20260.04250,000
3/26/20260.05256,000
4/2/20260.05200,000
*10 wk avg0.04234,700
*not includingcurrent week

AEW Dynamite viewership down, 18-49 rating up

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 730,000 viewers on TBS, down 4.6% from the previous week. It ties the second highest audience for the show since June 24th of last year.

Dynamite averaged a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 7.1% from last week and ties the best rating the show has done in that category since August 20, 2025.

The show went head to head with a presidential address on various network and cable television stations as well as an NBA game on ESPN that finished second on cable with a 0.23 rating. Dynamite finished sixth for the night on the primetime cable charts.

As compared to the same week in 2025, the overall viewership was up 22.9% while the 18-49 rating was down 6.3%. It’s the ninth week in the last 10 the show has been up year over year in total viewers and the 18-49 decline was the lowest since last August.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for AEW Dynamite on TBS as well as the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 12.3% in total viewers and 36.4% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

DateAEW 18-49AEW total viewers
1/21/20260.08498,000
1/28/20260.09653,000
2/4/20260.15654,000
2/11/20260.12604,000
2/18/20260.12692,000
2/25/20260.1633,000
3/4/20260.12650,000
3/11/20260.09619,000
3/18/20260.13730,000
3/25/20260.14765,000
4/1/20260.15730,000
*10 wk avg0.11649,800
*not includingcurrent week

TNA Impact ratings up for Sacrifice go-home show

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Last week’s episode of TNA’s Thursday Night Impact averaged 256,000 viewers on AMC, up 2.4% from the previous week. It’s the second highest audience that the show has done since moving to the network.

Impact averaged a 0.05 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 25% from the prior week and matches the highest rating the show has done in that category on AMC.

Going head to head with the coverage of the NCAA Basketball tournament on CBS, TNT and Tru TV, the show tied for 42nd on the night on the prime time cable charts. The audience has ranged from 249,000-259,000 for the last 4 weeks although the demo this week was the highest since they did 0.05 for two consecutive weeks in February.

Listed below are the overall viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for each episode of TNA Impact on AMC to date along with the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 13.1% in overall viewers and 25% in 18-49 as compared to the weekly average for the show.

DateImpact 18-49Impact T.V.
1/15/20260.04173,000
1/22/20260.03171,000
1/29/20260.04201,000
2/5/20260.05241,000
2/12/20260.05254,000
2/19/20260.05233,000
2/26/20260.03233,000
3/5/20260.04249,000
3/12/20260.04259,000
3/19/20260.04250,000
3/26/20260.05256,000
*10 wk avg0.04226,400
*not includingcurrent week

WWE SmackDown ratings up despite NCAA competition

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Friday night’s episode of WWE SmackDown averaged 1.439 million viewers on the USA Network, up 1.4% from the previous week. It’s the highest audience for the show since February 6th and the second highest since September 5th of last year.

SmackDown averaged a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s the same rating the show did last week and ties the second best rating the show has done in that category since the February 6th episode.

The show went head to head with coverage of the NCAA Tournament in college basketball on CBS, TNT, TBS and Tru TV which dominated the cable charts. It was the highest rated show on TV not related to basketball.

As compared to the same week in 2025, against similar competition, the overall viewership was down 1.4% while the 18-49 rating was down 18%.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for WWE SmackDown as well as the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 22.3% in overall viewers and 14.3% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

Date18-49Total viewers
1/9/20260.26990,000
1/16/20260.21968,000
1/23/20260.22943,000
1/30/20260.291,260,000
2/6/20260.351,459,000
2/13/20260.261,042,000
2/20/20260.291,113,000
2/27/20260.341,379,000
3/6/20260.271,190,000
3/13/20260.321,419,000
3/20/20260.321,439,000
10 week average0.281,176,300

AEW Dynamite ratings way up for Revolution fallout

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 730,000 viewers on TBS, up 17.9% from the previous week. It’s the largest audience for the show since June 18th of last year.

Dynamite averaged a 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 30% from last week and was the second highest rating the show has done in that category since November 12th.

The show went head to head with Tru TV’s coverage of NCAA tournament play-in games which dominated the cable charts as well as CBS’s Survivor, which topped all television in both total viewers and 18-49. The show finished 8th on the cable charts for the night in the key demo.

As compared to the same week in 2025 the overall viewership was up 10.9% while the 18-49 rating was down 31.6%. It’s the 7th week out of the last 8 that the show has had a year over year increase in total viewers.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for AEW Dynamite on TBS as well as the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 20.8% in overall viewers and 30% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

DateAEW 18-49AEW total viewers
1/7/20250.08516,000
1/14/20260.08526,000
1/21/20260.08498,000
1/28/20260.09653,000
2/4/20260.15654,000
2/11/20260.12604,000
2/18/20260.12692,000
2/25/20260.1633,000
3/4/20260.12650,000
3/11/20260.09619,000
3/18/20260.13730,000
*10 wk avg0.10604,500

WWE SmackDown viewership and 18-49 rating both up

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Friday night’s episode of WWE SmackDown averaged 1.419 million viewers on the USA Network, up 19.2% from the previous week. It’s the second largest audience for the show since September 5th of last year.

SmackDown averaged a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 18.5% from the prior week and was the third highest rating the show has done in that category since the September 26th episode.

The show went head to head with FOX’s coverage of the World Baseball Classic as well as various college basketball conference championship games across several cable stations. The show finished 4th on the prime time cable charts in the 18-49 demo, trailing three separate basketball broadcasts on ESPN.

As compared to the same week in 2025, the overall viewership was down 9.7% while the 18-49 rating was down 38.5%.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for WWE SmackDown as well as the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 23.2% in overall viewers and 14.3% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

Date18-49Total viewers
1/2/20260.281,175,000
1/9/20260.26990,000
1/16/20260.21968,000
1/23/20260.22943,000
1/30/20260.291,260,000
2/6/20260.351,459,000
2/13/20260.261,042,000
2/20/20260.291,113,000
2/27/20260.341,379,000
3/6/20260.271,190,000
3/13/20260.321,419,000
10 week average0.281,151,900

AEW Collision ratings up for Revolution go-home show

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Saturday night’s episode of AEW Collision averaged 458,000 viewers on TNT, up 23.8% from the previous week. It’s the highest audience for the show since February 21st.

Collision averaged a 0.07 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 40% from last week and was also the highest rating the show has done in that category since the February 21st episode.

On a Saturday night with the typical heavy sports competition, Collision finished tied for 19th on the primetime cable charts for the night in the 18-49 demo. It went head to head with UFC on Paramount+, the WBC on FOX, and college basketball games on various cable and network stations which dominated the charts.

As compared to the same week in 2025 the overall viewership was up 12.3% while the 18-49 rating was down 30%.

Listed below are the last 10 weeks of available overall viewership and 18-49 rating totals as well as the 9 week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 20.8% in overall viewers and 16.7% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

DateCollision 18-49Collision overall
1/3/20260.03241,000
1/10/20260.03271,000
1/17/2026
1/24/20260.02253,000
1/31/20260.07492,000
2/7/20260.07388,000
2/14/20260.1561,000
2/21/20260.08470,000
2/28/20260.06365,000
3/7/20260.05370,000
3/14/20260.07458,000
*10 wk avg0.06379,000
*not includingcurrent week

WOL: NXT TV, Bloodsport, WWE Title change rating down, more!

Posted on by Bryan Alvarez

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including an update on Shotzi Blackheart’s missing brother, Yuji Nagata debuting for Bloodsport, NXT TV from Tuesday night, some ratings notes including a Smackdown surprise, an amazing Jon Moxley quote, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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AEW Collision viewership up, 18-49 demo rating down

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Saturday night’s episode of AEW Collision averaged 370,000 viewers on TNT, up 1.4 percent from the prior week. This is the second-lowest audience total for the show since January 24.

In the 18-49 demo, Collision drew a 0.05 rating. That’s down 16.7 percent from last week and is also the lowest rating the show has done in that category since the January 24 episode.

The show faced very strong competition head-to-head with Fox airing the World Baseball Classic, which topped all of television, as well as going up against CBS’ two hours of UFC 365 and WWE NXT’s Vengeance Day PLE on Peacock.

As compared to the same week in 2025, Collision’s overall viewership was up 1.9 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 50 percent.

Listed below are the last 10 weeks of available viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision (with the numbers for the January 17 edition still not reported), as well as the nine-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 2.2 percent in overall viewers but down 16.7 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision ratings —

DateCollision 18-49Collision overall
12/25/20250.04217,000
1/3/20260.03241,000
1/10/20260.03271,000
1/17/2026
1/24/20260.02253,000
1/31/20260.07492,000
2/7/20260.07388,000
2/14/20260.1561,000
2/21/20260.08470,000
2/28/20260.06365,000
3/7/20260.05370,000
*10 wk avg0.06362,000
*not includingcurrent week

WWE SmackDown ratings down for Elimination Chamber fallout episode

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Friday night’s WWE SmackDown episode averaged 1.19 million viewers on USA Network, down 13.7 percent from the previous week. It’s the lowest audience total the show has done on USA since January 23, which was prior to when Nielsen adjusted the way it determines ratings using the Big Data + Panel measurement system.

The show featured the fallout from Elimination Chamber and included a WWE Championship change with Cody Rhodes defeating Drew McIntyre. It drew a 0.27 rating in the 18-49 demo, which is down 20.6 percent from last week and is also the lowest rating SmackDown has done in that category on USA since the January 23 episode.

The show had tougher-than-usual sports competition, going head-to-head with an NBA game on ESPN that topped the cable charts with a 0.40 rating in the 18-49 demo and nearly 1.7 million viewers overall. SmackDown was also up against Fox’s coverage of the World Baseball Classic which averaged nearly 2.8 million viewers and a 0.72 rating in 18-49.

As compared to the same week in 2025, SmackDown’s overall viewership was down 31.7 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 48.1 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 3.8 percent in viewers but down 3.6 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WWE SmackDown ratings —

Date18-49Total viewers
12/26/20250.271,138,000
1/2/20260.281,175,000
1/9/20260.26990,000
1/16/20260.21968,000
1/23/20260.22943,000
1/30/20260.291,260,000
2/6/20260.351,459,000
2/13/20260.261,042,000
2/20/20260.291,113,000
2/27/20260.341,379,000
3/6/20260.271,190,000
10 week average0.281,146,700

TNA Impact ratings up for live episode

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Last week’s episode of TNA’s Thursday Night Impact on AMC averaged 249,000 viewers, up 6.9% from the previous week. It’s the second highest audience the show has done since debuting on the network.

Impact averaged a 0.04 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 33.3% from the prior week and ties the 4th highest rating the show has done in that category among the 8 episodes that have aired so far.

Impact tied for 61st among prime time cable network programming for that night. It was head to head with an NHL game on ESPN that topped the cable charts with a 0.26 18-49 rating and 808,000 viewers.

Listed below are the overall viewership and 18-49 demo rating for each episode of TNA Impact that has aired thus far on AMC along with the 7 week average in both categories. This episode was up 15.7% in overall viewers and even in 18-49 as compared to the averages prior to last week.

DateImpact 18-49Impact T.V.
1/15/20260.04173,000
1/22/20260.03171,000
1/29/20260.04201,000
2/5/20260.05241,000
2/12/20260.05254,000
2/19/20260.05233,000
2/26/20260.03233,000
3/5/20260.04249,000
*10 wk avg0.04215,143

WWE SmackDown ratings up with return to USA Network

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Friday night’s episode of WWE Smackdown averaged 1.379 million viewers on the USA Network, up 23.9% from the previous week’s airing on SyFy. It’s the second highest audience for the show since September 5th of last year.

Smackdown averaged a 0.34 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 17.2% from the prior week and ties the second highest rating the show has done in that category since September 19th. Despite airing head to head with an NBA game on ESPN that topped the cable charts, the show finished second on the cable charts in the key demo and fifth overall on television for the night.

As compared to the same week in 2025 the overall viewership was down 20.3% while the 18-49 rating was down 36.4%.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for WWE Smackdown as well as the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 24.4% in overall viewers and 30.8% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

Date18-49Total viewers
12/19/20250.21995,000
12/26/20250.271,138,000
1/2/20260.281,175,000
1/9/20260.26990,000
1/16/20260.21968,000
1/23/20260.22943,000
1/30/20260.291,260,000
2/6/20260.351,459,000
2/13/20260.261,042,000
2/20/20260.291,113,000
2/27/20260.341,379,000
10 week average0.261,108,300

AEW Collision ratings down against WWE Elimination Chamber

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Saturday night’s episode of AEW Collision averaged 365,000 viewers on TNT, down 22.3% from the previous week. It’s the lowest audience reported for the show since January 24th, prior to when Nielsen made their latest adjustments to the way they determined ratings using the Big Data + Panel measurement system.

Collision averaged a 0.06 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 25% from last week and is also the lowest number the show had done in that category since the January 24th episode. The show had major competition with an NBA game on ESPN, College basketball on CBS and WWE’s broadcast of Elimination Chamber on ESPN+.

As compared to the same week in 2025 the overall viewership was up 30.4% while the 18-49 rating was identical.

Listed below are the last 10 weeks of available overall viewership and 18-49 rating, with the numbers for the January 17th show still not being reported, as well as the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 1.8% in overall viewership and 20% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

DateCollision 18-49Collision overall
12/17/20250.05333,000
12/25/20250.04217,000
1/3/20260.03241,000
1/10/20260.03271,000
1/17/2026
1/24/20260.02253,000
1/31/20260.07492,000
2/7/20260.07388,000
2/14/20260.1561,000
2/21/20260.08470,000
2/28/20260.06365,000
*10 wk avg0.05358,444