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AEW Dynamite ratings down against NBA and NHL playoffs

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 596,000 viewers on TBS, down 3.4% from the previous week. It’s the lowest audience for the show since January 21st.

Dynamite averaged a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 20% from last week and and ties the lowest rating the show has done in that category since New Year’s Eve.

The show finished tied for ninth on the primetime cable charts for the nights going head to head with the NBA playoffs on ESPN and the NHL playoffs on TNT which took the top 2 spots. A second NHL game on ESPN 2 finished third.

As compared to the same week in 2025 the overall viewership was down 5.3% while the 18-49 rating was down 50%.

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 12.4% in overall viewers and 33.3% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

DateAEW 18-49AEW total viewers
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
4/15/20260.12710,000
4/22/20260.1617,000
4/29/20260.08596,000
*10 wk avg0.12680,000

AEW Collision ratings up with return to normal night

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Saturday night’s AEW Collision averaged 423,000 viewers on TNT, up 13.4 percent from the prior week’s Thursday airing. The viewership is down 11.1 percent from two weeks ago when Collision last aired in its regular time slot.

Collision drew a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 14.3 percent from the prior week and steady with the show two weeks ago. While this episode drew Collision’s lowest total viewership on a Saturday night since March 7, it tied the second-highest 18-49 rating the show has done since February 14’s Grand Slam Australia special.

The show went head-to-head with UFC 327 on CBS for the first hour as well as the NBA on ESPN and Saturday night baseball on various networks.

As compared to the same week in 2025, Collision’s overall viewership was down seven percent while the 18-49 rating was down 33.3 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 4.4 percent in viewers but steady in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision ratings —

DateCollision 18-49Collision overall
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
4/11/20260.08423,000
*10 wk avg0.08442,300
*notcurrent week

WWE SmackDown ratings down last week

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

The April 10 episode of WWE SmackDown averaged 1.412 million viewers on USA Network, down 6.4 percent from the previous week. It’s the second-lowest audience total for the show since March 6.

In the 18-49 demo, SmackDown drew a 0.36 rating. That’s down 16.3 percent from the prior week but is the second-highest rating the show has done in that category since September 19, 2025.

The show went head-to head with ABC’s coverage of the Artemis II return to Earth, which led all of television on the primetime ratings charts.

As compared to the same week in 2025, SmackDown’s overall viewership was down nine percent while the 18-49 rating was down 20 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 7.6 percent in viewers and 12.5 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WWE SmackDown ratings —

Date18-49Total viewers
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
3/27/20260.331,308,000
4/3/20260.431,508,000
4/10/20260.361,412,000
10-week average0.321,311,700

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

WWE SmackDown draws over 1.5 million viewers

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Friday night’s episode of WWE SmackDown averaged 1.508 million viewers on the USA Network, up 15.3% from the previous week. It’s the largest audience for the show since September 5th of last year.

The show averaged a 0.43 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 30.3% from the prior week and was also the largest rating the show has done in that category since the September 5.

SmackDown went head to head with coverage of the Women’s NCAA Final Four, which topped all television in the key demo, but beat everything else on cable or network on the primetime ratings chart. As compared to the same week in 2025 the overall viewership was down 4.4% while the 18-49 rating was down 8.5%.

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 20.1% in overall viewers and 43.3% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

Date18-49Total viewers
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
3/27/20260.331,308,000
4/3/20260.431,508,000
10 week average0.301,255,200

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

AEW Dynamite scores highest viewership since 2024

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 765,000 viewers on TBS, up 7.8% from the previous week. It’s the largest audience for the show since July 24, 2024.

Dynamite averaged a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 7.7% from last week and is the largest rating the show has done in that category since February 4th.

The show went head to head with Netflix’s coverage of MLB Opening Day with the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants and an NBA game on ESPN that topped the cable charts with a 0.31 18-49 rating. Dynamite finished 5th on the primetime cable charts, also trailing 3 shows on Fox News.

As compared to the same week in 2025, the overall viewership was up 15.4% 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 averages in both categories. This week’s show was up 22.2% in overall viewers and 27.3% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

DateAEW 18-49AEW total viewers
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
3/25/20260.14765,000
*10 wk avg0.11625,900

WWE NXT viewership down, 18-49 demo rating up

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Tuesday night’s WWE NXT episode averaged 581,000 viewers on The CW, down 1.2 percent from last week. It’s the second-lowest audience total the show has done since December 2.

In the 18-49 demo, NXT drew a 0.08 rating. That’s up 14.3 percent from last week but ties the second-lowest number the show has done in that category so far in 2026. Among English-language programming on the major broadcast networks, NXT finished last in both total viewers and the key demo.

The show went head-to-head with an NBA game on NBC, as it does most weeks, as well as the TGL golf playoffs on ESPN which topped the primetime cable charts.

As compared to the same week in 2025, NXT’s overall viewership was down 21.6 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 50 percent.

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 down 6.8 percent in viewers and 11.1 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

WWE NXT ratings —

DateNXT 18-49NXT total viewers
1/13/20260.09618,000
1/20/20260.08608,000
1/27/20260.08674,000
2/3/20260.08629,000
2/10/20260.12637,000
2/17/20260.09744,000
2/24/20260.08589,000
3/3/20260.09604,000
3/10/20260.08541,000
3/17/20260.07588,000
3/24/20260.08581,000
10 wk avg*0.09623,200
*not including current 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