AEW Collision ratings steady despite WWE NXT competition

Saturday night’s episode of AEW Collision, which went head-to-head with NXT Deadline, averaged 455,000 viewers on TNT, up 0.9 percent from the previous week. 

This is the highest audience total for Collision since October 28. It’s also the best viewership the show has ever done when airing on the same day as a WWE or NXT premium live event. 

Collision drew a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s the same rating the show drew last week and ties the second-highest rating Collision has done in that category since September 16. It’s also the best 18-49 rating the show has done with WWE competition on the same day.

This was a taped Collision episode that was actually recorded on Tuesday, prior to Wednesday’s live Dynamite from Montreal. Collision featured two Continental Classic matches, along with a rare singles match from Kenny Omega. Omega’s match against Ethan Page drew the highest quarter hour viewership on the show.

Collision did benefit from the lack of college football competition, though the show went against the finals of the NBA’s In-Season Tournament in addition to NXT Deadline.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, as well as the 10-week averages in both categories. This week’s show was up 14.5 percent in overall viewers and up 27.3 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision draws best ratings since October

Saturday night’s AEW Collision averaged 451,000 viewers on TNT, up 42.3 percent from the previous week’s episode that went against WWE Survivor Series. This is the largest audience total for Collision since October 28.

Collision drew a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 55.6 percent from last week and is the show’s best rating in that category since October 21.

It was championship week in college football, traditionally one of the biggest weekends of the year in that sport, and the charts were dominated by those games. Over 14.5 million people watched college football on Fox and ABC alone and both games went head-to-head with Collision.

This is the lowest total viewership for a Saturday night Collision episode that did not take place on the same day as a WWE PLE, although the 18-49 rating did beat out the October 28 episode which had no WWE competition.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, as well as the 10-week averages in both categories. This week’s show was up 10.4 percent in overall viewers and up 16.7 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision and Rampage draw record low viewership

Friday night’s episode of AEW Collision, which moved nights because of Saturday’s Full Gear pay-per-view, averaged 270,000 viewers on TNT. That’s down 31.8 percent from the previous week and is the lowest audience total in the history of the show. 

Collision drew a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demo, tying the record low the show set on September 30. That’s down 27.3 percent from last week. Collision aired head-to-head with WWE SmackDown on Friday, and the six lowest rated episodes of Collision have all aired either head-to-head with WWE competition or on the same day as a WWE premium live event.

Rampage, airing immediately after Collision on TNT, drew slightly higher numbers than Collision in both viewership and the 18-49 demo. Rampage averaged 280,000 viewers, which was down 13 percent from the previous week. It’s also the lowest audience total in the history of that show.

Rampage drew a 0.09 rating in 18-49, down 25 percent from last week. That ties the second lowest rating the show has done in its regular time slot and is Rampage’s lowest rating since May 13 when it aired on a different night than usual.

As compared to the same week in 2022, Rampage was down 37.1 percent in overall viewers and down 35.7 percent in 18-49.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for both Collision and Rampage, along with the 10-week averages in both categories:

AEW Collision ratings up, still below 400k viewers

Saturday night’s episode of AEW Collision averaged 396,000 viewers on TNT, up 8.2 percent from the previous week which took place on the same day as WWE Crown Jewel. It’s the lowest audience total to date for Collision on a day where there wasn’t a WWE premium live event.

Collision drew a 0.11 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 22.2 percent from last week but is also the lowest rating the show has drawn on a day where there wasn’t a WWE PLE.

Overall, this was Collision’s fifth-lowest viewership total to date. It’s tied for the fourth-lowest 18-49 demo rating of the 22 episodes of Collision that have aired so far. This was also a rare case of the show not airing live as it was taped the night before alongside a live episode of Rampage on TNT.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, as well as the 10-week averages in both categories. This week’s show was down 9.8 percent in overall viewership and down 15.4 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision ratings down on same day as WWE Crown Jewel

Saturday night’s episode of AEW Collision averaged 366,000 viewers on TNT, down 22.5 percent from the previous week. It’s the lowest audience total for the show since October 7 when it went head-to-head with WWE’s Fastlane premium live event.

Collision took place on the same day as WWE Crown Jewel on Saturday, though Crown Jewel aired in the afternoon and the two shows didn’t go head-to-head.

This is the fourth-lowest viewership total in Collision’s history. The three episodes that finished lower all happened on the same day as a WWE PLE. 

Collision drew a 0.09 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 30.8 percent from last week. It’s Collision’s lowest rating since September 30 and ties the second-lowest number in the history of the show. The five lowest rated episodes, both in 18-49 and total viewers, all came on the same day as a WWE PLE.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, along with the 10-week averages in both categories. This week’s show was down 20 percent in total viewers and down 35.7 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision ratings down despite MJF vs. Omega title match

Saturday night’s episode of AEW Collision, headlined by MJF vs. Kenny Omega for the AEW World Championship, averaged 472,000 viewers on TNT. That’s down 8.9 percent from the previous week. It’s the lowest audience total for the show since October 7 and is the second lowest-viewership for a Collision episode that did not air on the same day as a WWE premium live event.

Collision drew a 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 18.8 percent from last week. It’s also Collision’s lowest rating since October 7. It’s the fourth-lowest rating of the 20 episodes of Collision that have aired to date and the lowest of any episode that didn’t take place on the same day as a WWE PLE.

The show did face the usual strong competition from college football as well as game two of the World Series. Between just the games on the broadcast networks and ESPN, there were over 25 million people watching baseball and football head-to-head with Collision.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, along with the 10-week averages in both categories. This week’s show was up 2.9 percent in overall viewers but down 7.1 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision ratings up, remains over 500k viewers

Saturday night’s episode of AEW Collision averaged 518,000 viewers on TNT, up 2.8 percent from the previous week. It’s the best audience total for the show since September 23.

Collision drew a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 14.3 percent from last week and ties the second-highest rating the show has done since August 17.

The show had the usual strong competition from college football, which dominated the cable charts, as well as the MLB National League Championship Series on TBS, which was the top non-football programming on TV with 4.6 million viewers and a 1.11 rating in the 18-49 demo.

Battle of the Belts VIII, which immediately followed Collision on TNT, averaged 397,000 viewers and drew a 0.13 rating in 18-49. That’s down 24.2 percent in overall viewers and down 13.3 percent in 18-49 from the previous episode that aired in July. It’s the second-lowest total audience of the eight Battle of the Belts specials that have aired to date and the fourth lowest 18-49 rating.

The last time both shows aired back to back on Saturday, Battle of the Belts retained 90.5 percent of the Collision lead-in with overall viewers and 75 percent of the 18-49 audience. This time, the show retained only 76.6 percent of the overall viewers but 81.3 percent of the 18-49 audience.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 ratings for Collision, as well as the 10-week averages in both categories. Also listed are the viewership and ratings history for every edition of Battle of the Belts.

AEW Collision ratings up, tops 500k viewers

Saturday night’s episode of AEW Collision averaged 504,000 viewers on TNT, up 42.8 percent from the previous week. After two straight weeks of going against WWE premium live events, this is Collision’s best audience total since September 23.

Collision drew a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 55.6 percent from last week and is also the show’s highest number since September 23. It’s the lowest rating the show has done on any week without WWE competition airing on the same day, although the overall audience is the ninth highest out of the 18 episodes that have aired so far.

Collision was headlined by a TNT Championship match between Christian Cage and Bryan Danielson. The main competition was a big college football game on NBC with Notre Dame vs. USC that averaged 6.4 million viewers and drew a 1.53 rating in 18-49. Games on CBS, ESPN, Fox, and ABC also aired head-to-head, averaging nearly 10 million viewers between them.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, as well as the 10-week averages in both categories. This week’s show was up 13.1 percent in overall viewers and steady in 18-49 as compared to recent weeks.

AEW Collision ratings up with earlier start time

Saturday night’s episode of AEW Collision averaged 353,000 viewers on TNT, up eight percent from the previous week. The show aired one hour earlier than usual and got a head start on WWE Fastlane, which began at 8 p.m. Eastern. It’s the third-lowest audience total Collision has done to date.

Collision drew a 0.09 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 12.5 percent from last week. The show also faced competition from college football and the MLB playoffs.

The previous week’s Collision also went against WWE competition. It aired against NXT No Mercy. The five lowest-rated Collision episodes, both in terms of overall viewers and the 18-49 demo, have all taken place on Saturdays where WWE ran a premium live event.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, as well as the 10-week averages in both categories. This week’s show was down 27.1 percent in overall viewers and down 43.8 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision draws record low ratings against NXT No Mercy

Saturday night’s episode of AEW Collision averaged 327,000 viewers on TNT, down 41.8 percent from the previous week. It’s the lowest audience total in the history of the show.

Collision drew a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 55.6 percent from last week and is also the lowest rating in the show’s history. Other than a May 13 episode of Rampage that aired on a Friday afternoon, it’s the lowest 18-49 rating for any first-run AEW programming in history.

The show had the usual heavy college football competition but also went head-to-head with NXT No Mercy. The four lowest-rated Collision episodes have all come on the same day as a WWE premium live event.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, along with the 10-week averages in both categories. This week’s show was down 36.3 percent in overall viewers and down 52.9 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision draws best ratings since July

Saturday night’s episode of AEW Collision averaged 562,000 viewers on TNT, up 11.8 percent from the previous week. It’s the best audience total for the show since July 29 and is the seventh-highest of the 15 episodes that have aired so far.

Collision drew a 0.18 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 20 percent from last week and is also the show’s best rating since July 29. It’s tied for the sixth-best rating that Collision has ever done in the demo. 

College football dominated the charts. In fact, it was the most watched Saturday for college football in history outside of rivalry week in late November. The biggest game, Notre Dame vs. Ohio State, aired head-to-head with Collision and drew NBC’s largest audience for a college football game in over 30 years.

Collision was headlined by a Texas death match between Bryan Danielson and Ricky Starks.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, as well as the 10-week averages in both categories. This week’s show was up 9.1 percent in total viewers and up 5.9 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision viewership down slightly, 18-49 demo rating steady

Saturday night’s episode of AEW Collision averaged 467,000 viewers on TNT, down 1.9 percent from the previous week. It’s the fourth-lowest audience total the show has ever done and the lowest for an episode that didn’t air on the same day as a WWE pay-per-view.

Collision drew a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s the same rating as last week. It’s also the fourth-lowest rating in the show’s history and the lowest for an episode that wasn’t on the same day as a WWE PPV.

The TV charts were dominated by college football with games on three of the four broadcast networks as well as several cable stations.

Collision had steady growth throughout the episode in terms of the quarter hour ratings and actually peaked for the main event, which is unusual for AEW programming. The three-minute overrun hit nearly 600,000 viewers for the ending of Kris Statlander vs. Britt Baker.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, along with the 10-week averages in both categories. This week’s show was down 11.3 percent in overall viewers and down 16.7 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision ratings up despite strong college football competition

Saturday night’s episode of AEW Collision averaged 476,000 viewers on TNT, up 38 percent from the previous week’s series-low. This is tied for the fourth-lowest audience total the show has done since debuting in June.

Collision finished 14th on the cable charts with a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 36.4 percent from last week and is also the fourth-lowest rating the show has done. The three lowest ratings all happened on Saturdays where there was also a WWE pay-per-view.

The cable charts were dominated by college football. Eleven of the top 12 shows were either games or football-related programming. The only exception was the women’s US Open final, which finished third with a 0.72 rating. All five broadcast networks were also airing college football, although none of those games did as well as the near eight million viewers that ESPN drew for its Alabama vs. Texas game on cable.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, along with the 10-week averages in both categories. This week’s show was down 9.2 percent in overall viewers and down 11.8 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision draws lowest ratings in show history

Saturday night’s episode of AEW Collision averaged 345,000 viewers on TNT, down 37.5 percent from the previous week. It’s the lowest audience total the show has drawn in its brief history.

Collision drew a 0.11 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 31.3 percent from the prior week. That’s also the lowest rating in the history of the show. It matches the 18-49 rating that Rampage did the night before.

The episode was Collision’s go-home show for All Out. It went head-to-head with several college football games on both network TV and cable. The games dominated the charts, as they will for the rest of the year. Collision also aired at the same time as WWE Payback on Peacock. The previous lows for Collision also occurred when the show aired on the same day as a WWE pay-per-view event.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, as well as the 10-week averages in both categories. This week’s show was down 37.2 percent in overall viewers and down 38.9 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision viewership up, 18-49 rating down for All In go-home episode

Saturday night’s episode of AEW Collision averaged 552,000 viewers on TNT, up 14.5 percent from the previous week. It’s the best audience total for the show since July 29.

The episode was taped in advance last Wednesday. The increased viewership came despite the fact that Collision aired head-to-head with a NASCAR race on NBC that averaged 3.8 million viewers and drew a 0.56 rating in 18-49, as well as MLB on Fox that averaged two million viewers and a 0.34 demo rating. The competition will not get any easier in coming weeks with college football taking over Saturday nights for the rest of the year. 

Collision drew a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 5.9 percent from last week. It’s the third-lowest rating the show has done to date and is the lowest rating for an episode that didn’t take place on the same day as a WWE pay-per-view.

The All In Countdown special that followed Collision averaged 247,000 viewers and did a 0.06 rating in the 18-49 demo.

Listed below are the overall viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for every episode of Collision that has aired to date. The 10-week average in both categories is also included.