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AEW Collision viewership and key demo rating rebound

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Saturday night’s AEW Collision episode averaged 300,000 viewers on TNT, up 91.1 percent from the previous week (which was Collision’s lowest number of 2025). This is the best audience total for the show since July 26.

In the 18-49 demo, Collision drew a 0.07 rating. That’s up 75 percent from last week and ties the highest rating for the show since August 9.

There was competition from college football on several cable and network stations airing head-to-head, although Collision did feature matches with both Jon Moxley and Toni Storm.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Collision’s overall viewership was up 53.9 percent while the 18-49 rating was up 75 percent. Last year’s show aired on a Friday night opposite WWE SmackDown and did record lows in both viewers and 18-49.

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 5.9 percent in viewers and was steady in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WWE SmackDown ratings up big for AJ Lee return

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With a loaded-up show including an appearance by John Cena and the long-awaited return of AJ Lee, WWE SmackDown got a sizable ratings increase on Friday night.

The episode averaged 1.585 million viewers on USA Network, up 38.2 percent from the previous week. It’s the largest audience total for the show since July 25.

SmackDown topped all of TV with a 0.51 rating in the 18-49 demo, nearly doubling the closest competition. That’s up 82.1 percent from last week and ties the best rating the show has done in that category since April 18.

Though not included in the TV charts, there was competition from a YouTube-exclusive NFL game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs that averaged more than 17 million viewers globally.

Lee’s return was not officially announced in advance, but it was all but confirmed with WWE heavily hinting that she would be on the episode.

As compared to the same week in 2024, SmackDown’s viewership was down 10.5 percent while the 18-49 rating was up 13.3 percent. The episode one year ago was the last SmackDown on Fox.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, as well as the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 11.6 percent in viewers and 27.5 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WWE NXT ratings up for September 2 episode

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Tuesday night’s WWE NXT episode averaged 655,000 viewers on The CW, a 6.3 percent increase from last week. Though up week-over-week, this is the second-lowest audience total for the show since July 15.

NXT drew a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 16.7 percent from last week but is also the second-lowest rating the show has done in that category since the July 15 episode.

The show finished eighth on television in prime time for the night. It aired head-to-head with the US Open tennis tournament on ESPN, which ranked second for the night in the demo behind NBC’s America’s Got Talent. The tennis broadcast did a 0.33 rating in 18-49 and averaged 1.794 million viewers overall.

As compared to the same week in 2024, when the show still aired on USA Network, NXT’s overall viewership was up 3.8 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 17.8 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 3.9 percent in viewers and 6.7 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Dynamite draws record low ratings for Wednesday episode

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Wednesday night’s AEW Dynamite episode averaged 472,000 viewers on TBS — a 19.3 percent drop from last week. This is the lowest audience total for the show since October 8 of last year (when Dynamite was moved to Tuesday and went against WWE NXT) and is the lowest viewership the show has ever done on a Wednesday night.

Dynamite drew a 0.11 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s a decline of 15.4 percent from last week and is also the lowest number the show has done since October 8, 2024. It’s the second-lowest rating Dynamite has done in its history regardless of day or time slot.

According to Wrestlenomics, Dynamite finished approximately seventh on cable for the night in the key demo.

As compared to the same week in 2024, the show’s overall viewership was down 28.5 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 42.1 percent. This year’s numbers do not include viewers watching the show on HBO Max.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for Dynamite, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s episode was down 23.8 percent in viewers and 31.3 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision draws lowest ratings of 2025

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Saturday night’s AEW Collision episode averaged 195,000 viewers on TNT, down 30.6 percent from the previous week. It’s the lowest viewership total for the show since November 30 of last year.

In the 18-49 demo, Collision drew a 0.04 rating. That’s down 42.9 percent from last week and also ties the lowest rating the show has done since the November 30, 2024 episode.

The show went head-to-head with college football on several cable and network stations, with those week one games dominating the TV charts for the day. Collision did finish 10th on cable in prime time in the key demo.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Collision was down 32.5 percent in overall viewers and 60 percent in 18-49. This year’s numbers do not include viewers from the HBO Max simulcast.

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 42.9 percent in viewers and 50 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Dynamite does record low 18-49 demo rating for Wednesday episode

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Wednesday night’s Forbidden Door fallout episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 585,000 viewers on TBS, up 3.5 percent from last week but marking the second-lowest audience total for the show since July 2.

In the 18-49 demo, Dynamite drew a 0.13 rating. That’s an 18.8 percent decrease from last week and ties the lowest rating the show has ever done on a Wednesday night.

Dynamite ranked fourth on cable in prime time in the demo, trailing US Open tennis and Fox News programming. The tennis broadcast on ESPN averaged 1.145 million viewers overall with a 0.16 rating in 18-49.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Dynamite’s overall viewership was down 16.1 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 43.5 percent. This year’s numbers do not include viewers from the HBO Max simulcast.

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 7.8 percent in viewers and 18.8 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision viewership down, key demo rating increases

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Saturday night’s AEW Collision episode averaged 281,000 viewers on TNT, down 1.8 percent from the previous week. This marks the lowest audience total for the show since March 1.

In the 18-49 demo, Collision drew a 0.07 rating. That’s up 16.7 percent from last week but ties the third-lowest rating the show has done in that category since May 3.

There was a lot of sports competition on the night with the opening of the college football season on multiple networks as well as NASCAR on NBC and an NFL preseason game on the NFL Network airing head-to-head. Collision finished eighth on the prime time cable charts in the key demo.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Collision’s overall viewership was down 36.4 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 46.2 percent. This year’s numbers do not include viewership from the HBO Max simulcast.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 20.5 percent in viewers and 12.5 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Dynamite ratings down for Forbidden Door go-home episode

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Wednesday night’s Forbidden Door go-home edition of AEW Dynamite averaged 565,000 viewers on TBS, down 18.1 percent from last week. It’s the lowest audience total for the show since April 23 and is Dynamite’s second-lowest viewership so far in 2025.

The episode took place from Glasgow, Scotland and was taped a few hours in advance. It drew a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 5.9 percent from last week but ties the third-highest rating the show has done in that category since June 18.

The show went head-to-head with the Little League World Series on ESPN. It also faced competition from MTV’s The Challenge, which did above average numbers.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Dynamite’s overall viewership was down 19.1 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 33.3 percent. This year’s numbers do not include viewers from the HBO Max simulcast.

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 episode was down 11.4 percent in viewers but steady in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WWE NXT ratings down for Heatwave go-home show

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Tuesday night’s WWE NXT averaged 675,000 viewers on The CW, down 7.3 percent from last week. This ties the lowest audience total the show has done since July 22.

The episode took place from Philadelphia last night and was the go-home show for Sunday’s Heatwave PLE. It drew a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 11.8 percent from last week and marking the lowest rating NXT has done in that category since July 15.

NXT finished seventh in prime time on all of television in the key demo. The top show for the night was America’s Got Talent on NBC, which drew a 0.32 rating.

As compared to the same week in 2024, when the show still aired on USA Network, NXT’s overall viewership was up 5.6 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 6.3 percent, so the audience continues to skew older on network television than it did on cable.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for NXT, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s episode was down 2.4 percent in viewers and 6.3 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision ratings drop for August 16 episode

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Saturday night’s AEW Collision episode averaged 286,000 viewers on TNT, down 32.4 percent from the previous week. It’s the lowest audience total for the show since June 26 and the second-lowest number for Collision since March 1.

Collision drew a 0.06 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 25 percent from last week and ties the lowest rating the show has done in that category since February 1.

The show went head-to-head with an NFL preseason game, the UFC 319 prelims, and AAA’s Triplemania event (which aired on WWE’s YouTube channel), among other things. The UFC prelims drew a 0.40 rating in 18-49 and 1.036 million viewers overall.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Collision’s overall viewership was down 29.6 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 53.9 percent. This year’s numbers do not include viewership from the HBO Max simulcast.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 21.2 percent in overall viewers and 33.3 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Dynamite ratings down, ranks first on cable in key demo

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Wednesday night’s AEW Dynamite averaged 690,000 viewers on TBS, down three percent from last week. Despite the decrease, this is the second-highest audience total for the show since June 18.

Dynamite drew a 0.17 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 5.6 percent from last week but ties the third-best rating the show has done in that category since the June 18 episode. Dynamite did finish first for the night on cable in the demo.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Dynamite’s overall viewership was down 1.9 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 26.1 percent. This stops a streak of two consecutive weeks where the year-over-year audience increased, but the 2025 numbers do not include viewership on HBO Max. If they did, this week’s viewership likely would be up as compared to last year.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for Dynamite, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 8.8 percent in viewers but steady in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WWE NXT viewership down slightly, demo rating ties best number in six months

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Tuesday night’s WWE NXT episode averaged 728,000 viewers on The CW, down 1.6 percent from last week. It’s the second-lowest audience total for the show since July 22, but this does mark the first time since February that NXT has drawn more than 700,000 viewers in consecutive weeks.

NXT drew a 0.17 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 6.3 percent from last week and ties the best rating the show has done in that category since February 25. In the demo, NXT finished tied for second on all of television in prime time, trailing only America’s Got Talent on NBC.

In terms of sports competition, there was a WNBA game on ESPN that aired head-to-head with NXT, drawing a 0.16 rating in 18-49 and averaging 1.28 million viewers overall.

As compared to the same week in 2024, when the show still aired on USA Network, NXT’s overall viewership was up 18 percent while the 18-49 rating was steady, showing how NXT’s audience continues to skew older on broadcast television than it did on cable.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for NXT, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up six percent in overall viewers and 13.3 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision viewership up for August 9 episode

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Saturday night’s AEW Collision averaged 423,000 viewers on TNT, up 3.4 percent from the previous week’s Thursday night airing and up 29.4 percent from the last Saturday episode two weeks earlier. This marks the best viewership number for the show since June 22.

In the 18-49 demo, Collision drew a 0.08 rating. That’s down 20 percent from last week but is steady with the previous Saturday night airing. It ties the third-lowest rating Collision has done in that category since May 3.

The show went head-to-head with an NFL preseason game, UFC Fight Night on ESPN, and the Savannah Bananas on ESPN2, with Collision finishing 11th on the prime time cable charts for the night.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Collision’s overall viewership was up 14.3 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 27.3 percent (note: this year’s numbers do not include data from the HBO Max simulcast).

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, as well as the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 14 percent in overall viewers but down 20 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WWE SmackDown ratings up for SummerSlam fallout episode

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Friday night’s SummerSlam fallout episode of WWE SmackDown averaged 1.557 million viewers on USA Network, an increase of 0.8 percent from the previous week. It’s the second-highest audience total SmackDown has drawn since April 25.

The show included appearances by both John Cena and Cody Rhodes. It drew a 0.48 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 4.3 percent from last week and tying the best rating the show has done in that category since the April 25 episode.

SmackDown finished second for the night on all of TV in the demo while facing competition from an NFL preseason game on NFL Network that drew a 0.61 rating.

In terms of total viewers, SmackDown ranked eighth on Friday with the NFL game finishing third, trailing programming on Fox News.

As compared to the same week in 2024, when the show still aired on Fox, SmackDown’s overall viewership was down 31.4 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 25 percent.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for SmackDown, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 7.1 percent in overall viewers and 20 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Dynamite draws second-highest viewership of 2025

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Wednesday night’s AEW Dynamite averaged 711,000 viewers on TBS, an increase of 16.2 percent from last week’s episode. This is the best viewership number for the show since June 18 and is the second-highest dating back to September 11 of last year.

In the 18-49 demo, Dynamite drew a 0.18 rating. That’s up 20 percent from last week and is also the second-largest rating the show has done in that category since the June 18 episode. It ties the second-highest rating for Dynamite since March 19.

Dynamite finished second on cable in the key demo, trailing only a new episode of South Park on Comedy Central that did a a 0.34.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Dynamite’s overall viewership was up 14.3 percent while its 18-49 rating was down 5.3 percent. It’s the second straight week the show has had a year-over-year increase in viewers. And if the numbers from Max were included, those comparisons would be even better. The last time the show had consecutive weeks of year-over-year growth was June 2023.

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 13.5 percent in viewers and 12.5 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.