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AEW Dynamite Spring BreakThru viewership down against NBA play-in tournament

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Wednesday night’s Spring BreakThru edition of AEW Dynamite averaged 624,000 viewers on TBS, down 5.3 percent from the previous week. It’s the second-lowest viewership total for the show since March 5.

Dynamite drew a 0.17 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s the exact same rating as last week and ties the second-highest rating the show has done in that category since February 26.

The episode featured a loaded card in celebration of Dynamite surpassing WCW Nitro as the longest-running prime time wrestling series in TBS/TNT history. It went head-to head with an NBA playoff play-in tournament game on ESPN that averaged 2.073 million viewers and topped the cable charts with a 0.70 rating in the 18-49 demo.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Dynamite’s overall viewership was down 34.6 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 18.1 percent. This year’s numbers do not include viewers streaming the show on Max.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for Dynamite, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s episode was up 1.5 percent in overall viewers but steady in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision ratings up, viewership rises 35 percent

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Saturday night’s AEW Collision episode averaged 455,000 viewers on TNT, a 35.8 percent increase from the previous week. It’s the best audience total the show has done in its regular time slot or without a big sports lead-in since July 20 of last year.

Collision drew a 0.12 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 50 percent from last week and ties the best rating the show has done in its regular time slot since September 28, 2024.

The strong numbers came despite running head-to-head with the UFC prelims on ESPN which topped the cable charts with a 0.38 rating in 18-49 and averaged 1.028 million viewers overall.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Collision’s overall viewership was down 2.8 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 7.7 percent. This year’s numbers do not include viewers streaming the show on Max, so there are almost certainly more people watching overall than at this point last year.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 20.2 percent in overall viewers and 9.1 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

Dave Meltzer’s analysis on last week’s WWE & AEW cable ratings

Posted on by Dave Meltzer

For the week of 3/31 to 4/6, WWE SmackDown was the top rated entertainment show of the week on cable television, while AEW Dynamite was sixth place. If you would have included MAX numbers it would likely have been third behind SmackDown and White Lotus, and if you had included MAX number White Lotus would have been easily first and SmackDown would have been second.

Among all shows on cable during the week, SmackDown finished sixth, behind five NCAA women’s basketball game tournaments. The men’s tournament games were on network television this year.

AEW Dynamite ended up in 39th place, trailing UFC, Formula 1, an episode of SportsCenter, seven NBA related shows, one major league baseball game, one NHL game, 15 news shows and entertainment shows including a Food Network tournament of champions, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Curse of Oak Island.

Last year during the same week, Raw was the top rated entertainment show of the week on cable and Dynamite was fourth, while overall Raw was 11th, behind both men and women’s NCAA tournament games. Dynamite was 39th.

Last year this week SmackDown rated No. 3 among all shows on network television, beating everything but the women’s championship game and Survivor.

AEW Dynamite ratings up for Dynasty fallout episode

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Wednesday night’s Dynasty fallout episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 659,000 viewers on TBS, up 10.9 percent from the previous week. It’s the second-largest audience total for the show since January 15.

Dynamite drew a 0.17 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 6.3 percent from last week and ties the second-highest rating the show has done in that category since February 26. In its time slot, Dynamite ranked third behind an NBA game and Fox News programming.

The Los Angeles Lakers vs. Dallas Mavericks NBA game topped the cable charts with a 0.73 rating in 18-49 and averaged 2.261 million viewers overall.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Dynamite’s overall viewership was down 19.5 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 43.3 percent. This year’s numbers do not include viewers streaming the show on Max.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for Dynamite, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 8.2 percent in overall viewers but steady in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision ratings down slightly against March Madness Final Four

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Saturday night’s episode of AEW Collision averaged 335,000 viewers on TNT, down 1.2 percent from the previous week. It’s the lowest audience total for the show since March 1.

Collision drew a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 11.1 percent from last week and is also the lowest rating the show has done in that category since the March 1 episode that aired head-to-head with WWE’s Elimination Chamber PLE.

Saturday’s Collision was taped in advance and was the go-home show for AEW’s Dynasty pay-per-view. The episode faced competition from a UFC Fight Night on ESPN as well as the Final Four games in the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament on CBS.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Collision’s overall viewership was down 27.7 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 46.7 percent. This year’s numbers do not include viewers streaming the show on Max.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 9.5 percent in overall viewers and 27.3 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Dynamite ratings down for Dynasty go-home show

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Wednesday night’s AEW Dynamite episode averaged 594,000 viewers on TBS, down 10.4 percent from last week. It’s the lowest audience total for the show since February 19.

Dynamite drew a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 5.9 percent from last week and ties the second-lowest rating the show has done since November 27 of last year.

Per Wrestlenomics, the show finished either fifth or sixth on the prime time cable charts, ranking behind competition from the NBA and Fox News. The early NBA game averaged 1.030 million viewers overall and drew a 0.28 rating in 18-49, while the late game did 1.069 million viewers and a 0.29.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Dynamite’s overall viewership was down 21 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 30.4 percent. The comparison does not factor in viewers streaming the show on Max.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for Dynamite, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 3.5 percent in viewership and 5.9 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision viewership and 18-49 demo rating down

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Saturday night’s AEW Collision averaged 339,000 viewers on TNT, down 38.8 percent from the previous week’s one-hour airing of the show. This is the smallest audience total for Collision since the March 1 episode that went against WWE Elimination Chamber.

Collision drew a 0.09 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 55 percent from the previous Saturday and is also the lowest rating the show has done in that category since March 1.

The show faced strong competition from NCAA basketball tournament games on multiple channels, as well as going against a UFC Fight Night broadcast.

As compared to the same week in 2024 (with similar competition), Collision’s overall viewership was down 26 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 18.2 percent. The year-over-year comparison does not factor in people who are now streaming the show on Max.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 8.8 percent in overall viewers and 18.2 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Dynamite draws best viewership since January, 18-49 rating down

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Wednesday night’s AEW Dynamite episode averaged 663,000 viewers on TBS, up 0.8 percent from last week. It’s the largest audience total for the show since January 15 and is the second-best number Dynamite has done since November 13 of last year.

Dynamite drew a 0.17 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 10.5 percent from last week but ties the third-highest rating the show has done in that category since January 22.

The show went head-to-head with an NBA game on ESPN that topped the cable charts with a 0.43 rating in 18-49 and drew 1.451 million viewers overall.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Dynamite’s overall viewership was down 11.2 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 26.1 percent. That shows the audience is skewing a lot older on cable this year, but this year’s numbers do not include viewership on Max.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for Dynamite, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 7.5 percent in viewers but steady in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

Slam Dunk weekend draws strong ratings for AEW Collision

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Slam Dunk weekend proved to be a ratings success for AEW Collision.

Due to NCAA March Madness, Collision was split into two one-hour episodes this past weekend, airing late on both Saturday and Sunday. The Saturday episode averaged 554,000 viewers with the benefit of the basketball lead-in. That’s up 35.8 percent from the prior week’s broadcast in Collision’s regular time slot and is the best viewership for the show since December 21 of last year (which had a college football playoff game as the lead-in).

Saturday’s episode drew a 0.20 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 100 percent from the previous week. It’s the highest rating Collision has done since the February 15 Grand Slam Australia special that aired after the NBA All-Star skills competition.

The Sunday episode, also airing after NCAA basketball, averaged 584,000 viewers, beating Saturday for the best Collision audience since December 21. It’s Collision’s second-highest viewership total since April 2024.

Sunday’s Collision drew a 0.22 rating in the 18-49 demo, which is the third-highest rating the show has done in that category in its history and is the best rating for Collision since July 2023. It ties the highest 18-49 rating for any AEW program since the September 24 episode of Dynamite.

There is no year-over-year comparison because the show did not air this week in 2024 due to the NCAA tournament.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, along with the 10-week average in both categories. For a more accurate comparison, the average of the two hours is included for this week. The show was up 63.2 percent in total viewers and 110 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Dynamite ratings up, matches four-month high in 18-49 demo

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Wednesday night’s edition of AEW Dynamite averaged 658,000 viewers on TBS, up 4.8 percent from last week. It’s the highest audience total for the show since January 15 and is the second-highest number for Dynamite since November 13 of last year.

In the 18-49 demo, Dynamite drew a 0.19 rating. That’s up 18.8 percent from last week and matches the best rating the show has done in that category since November 20 of last year.

The increased numbers came despite going head-to-head with NCAA March Madness play-in games on TruTV, including a game that topped the cable charts with a 0.74 rating in 18-49 and more than 2.4 million viewers overall. The Dynamite numbers also do not include viewers streaming the show on Max.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Dynamite’s overall viewership was down 17.8 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 29.6 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for the show, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s episode was up 7.4 percent in viewers and 11.8 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision viewership up, 18-49 rating steady

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Saturday night’s episode of AEW Collision averaged 408,000 viewers on TNT, up 12.4% from the previous week. It was the largest audience for the show since February 22nd.

Collision averaged a 0.10 rating in the 18-49 demo, finishing third on the cable charts according to Wrestlenomics. That was identical to last week and matches the second lowest rating the show has done in that category since February 1st.

The show went head to head with the ACC Championship game between Louisville and Duke that topped all cable with a 0.59 18-49 rating and over 3 million viewers.

As compared to the same week in 2024, the overall viewership was up 3.8% while the 18-49 rating was down 16.7%, so the audience on cable is skewing much older although this does not include people who watched on the MAX streaming service. It’s the second week in the last four that Collision 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 Collision on TNT as well as the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 19.2% in overall viewers but even in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

AEW Dynamite ratings up for Revolution fallout

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Wednesday night’s Revolution fallout episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 628,000 viewers on TBS, up 4.7 percent from last week. It’s the largest audience total for the show since January 22.

Dynamite finished sixth on the cable charts with a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 23.1 percent from last week but ties the second-lowest rating the show has done in that category since November 27.

These numbers do not include viewers streaming the show on Max.

Dynamite went head-to-head with a Boston Celtics vs. Oklahoma City Thunder NBA game on ESPN that topped the cable charts with a 0.49 rating in the 18-49 demo, averaging 1.703 million viewers overall.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Dynamite was down 21.3 percent in overall viewership and 40.7 percent in the 18-49 demo.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for Dynamite, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 3.2 percent in overall viewers but down 5.9 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision ratings up with no WWE PLE competition

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Saturday night’s AEW Collision episode averaged 363,000 viewers on TNT, up 29.6 percent from the previous week where the show went head-to-head with WWE’s Elimination Chamber PLE. It’s the second-lowest audience total the show has done since February 1.

Collision drew a 0.10 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 66.7 percent from last week but ties the second-lowest rating the show has done in that category since the February 1 airing.

The episode was taped in advance and was the go-home show for AEW’s Revolution PPV. It faced competition from ESPN’s UFC 313 prelims on Saturday night.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Collision’s overall viewership was down 15 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 23.1 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 1.8 percent in overall viewers and 9.1 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Dynamite viewership up slightly, 18-49 demo rating drops

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Wednesday night’s Revolution go-home episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 600,000 viewers on TBS, up 0.3 percent from the previous week. It’s the best audience total for the show since February 5.

Dynamite finished eighth on the prime time cable charts with a 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s a drop of 27.8 percent from last week and is the lowest rating the show has done in that category on a Wednesday night in history. The only episode lower was October 8 of last year when it was moved to Tuesday night opposite WWE NXT.

It should be noted that the numbers for this episode do not include viewers watching on the Max simulcast. The show went head-to-head with an NBA game on ESPN that topped the cable charts with a 0.27 rating in 18-49 and 1.036 million viewers overall, in addition to airing against a college basketball game on ESPN2.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Dynamite’s overall viewership was down 23 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 51.9 percent. The large disparity between those two percentages is likely due to the Max simulcast audience skewing younger.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for Dynamite, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down one percent in overall viewers and 23.5 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.