Per the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, AEW Collision’s premiere episode debuted at #3 for cable, drawing 816,000 viewers and an 0.33 rating in the key 18-49 demographic.
AEW Collision ranked #2 in its timeslot among viewers aged 18-34, trailing behind the College World Series game on ESPN. It also outperformed network TV programming, including FOX Saturday Night Baseball. In terms of demographic breakdown, Collision tied with UFC as the #3 program in women 18-49 and held the #3 spot in men 18-49, 18-34, and women 12-34. The majority of the audience (72%) in the 18-49 age range was male.
Meanwhile, this week’s AEW Dynamite saw an increase in both viewership and ratings compared to the previous week, attracting 902,000 viewers and an 0.33 rating.
AEW Dynamite garnered an 0.24 rating in the 18-34 demographic and was the #2 cable program of the night. It achieved its highest 18-49 rating since February 22. Compared to the previous week, Dynamite saw an 8.4% increase in viewership, an 11.2% increase in 18-49 ratings, and a 4% decrease in 18-34 ratings. Year-over-year, it recorded increases in viewership and key demographics.
The quarter-by-quarter ratings for both shows are as follows:
AEW Collision (6/17):
– Q1: CM Punk promo – 868,000 viewers, 440,000 in 18-49.
– Q2: Luchasaurus vs. Wardlow/QT Marshall & Powerhouse Hobbs promo – 828,000 viewers, 416,000 in 18-49.
– Q3: Andrade vs. Buddy Matthews – 773,000 viewers, 390,000 in 18-49.
– Q4: End of Andrade vs. Matthews/Scorpio Sky video/Miro vs. Tony Nese – 835,000 viewers, 441,000 in 18-49.
– Q5: Toni Storm & Ruby Soho vs. Willow Nightingale & Skye Blue/Ricky Starks promo – 813,000 viewers, 421,000 in 18-49.
– Q6: Jeff Jarrett promo/The Acclaimed & Daddy Ass segment – 756,000 viewers, 416,000 in 18-49.
– Q7: CMFTR vs. Samoa Joe & Bullet Club Gold – 823,000 viewers, 468,000 in 18-49.
– Q8: End of CMFTR vs. Joe & Bullet Club Gold – 902,000 viewers, 467,000 in 18-49.
AEW Dynamite (6/21):
– Q1: The Hardys vs. The Gunns/CM Punk surprise appearance – 932,000 viewers, 446,000 in 18-49.
– Q2: Mark Briscoe vs. Jeff Jarrett/BCC & Don Callis promo – 976,000 viewers, 464,000 in 18-49.
– Q3: Chris Jericho, Minoru Suzuki & Sammy Guevara vs. Darius Martin, AR Fox & Action Andretti – 926,000 viewers, 418,000 in 18-49.
– Q4: End of Jericho, Suzuki & Guevara vs. Martin, Fox & Andretti/The Elite and Eddie Kingston promo – 965,000 viewers, 460,000 in 18-49.
– Q5: MJF & Adam Cole segment/Orange Cassidy & Katsuyori Shibata vs. Daniel Garcia & Zack Sabre Jr – 962,000 viewers, 473,000 in 18-49.
– Q6: End of Cassidy & Shibata vs. Garcia & Sabre – 833,000 viewers, 399,000 in 18-49
– Q7: Will Ospreay & Don Callis segment/Willow Nightingale & Toni Storm video/Kris Statlander vs. Taya Valkyrie – 804,000 viewers, 402,000 in 18-49.
– Q8: End of Statlander vs. Valkyrie/Eddie Kingston, BCC, Tomohiro Ishii and Kazuchika Okada segment – 818,000 viewers, 423,000 in 18-49.
