The Ratings Breakdown For The Latest Episodes Of AEW Dynamite & Collision
Last Saturday’s episode of AEW Collision had the lowest viewership in the history of the show with 345,000 viewers and a 0.11 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. The September 2nd episode also drew a 0.06 rating in the 18-34 key demo.
Meanwhile, the September 6th edition of AEW Dynamite increased in viewership, drawing 887,000 viewers with a 0.30 rating in the key 18-49 demo. The show also had a 0.22 in the 18-34 key demo.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has shared additional details on the numbers for both shows, including a look at each individual quarter-hour.
AEW Collision faced stiff competition from college football, particularly on the networks, as well as WWE Payback 2023 on Peacock.
AEW Collision was #18 on cable and in the time slot, behind the New Mexico vs. Texas A&M game, the US Open, and the Hallmark movie Love in Great Smoky Mountains.
Compared to last week, AEW Collision was down 37.5% in viewers, 29.1% in 18-39, and 35% in 18-34. The show had 22,000 in men 18-34 (down 43.6%), 17,000 in women 18-34 (down 19%), 80,000 in men 35-49 (down 15.8%) and 25,000 in women 35-49 (down 47.9%). The audience was 71.5% male in 18-49.
Q1: Tony Khan announces CM Punk’s firing/Ricky Starks, Ricky Steamboat & Bryan Danielson segment – 472,000 viewers, 234,000 in 18-49
Q2: Jon Moxley promo/The Acclaimed & Daddy Ass vs. Matt Menard, Daniel Garcia & Angelo Parker – 383,000 viewers (down 89,000), 167,000 in 18-49 (down 67,000)
Q3: The Dark Order promo/Ricky Starks promo/Aussie Open vs. Nick Wayne & Komander – 327,000 viewers (down 56,000), 127,000 in 18-49 (down 40,000)
Q4: End of Aussie Open vs. Wayne & Komander/Darby Allin, Christian Cage, Claudio Castagnoli, Eddie Kingston and Ruby Soho promos – 358,000 viewers (up 31,000), 141,000 in 18-49 (up 14,000)
Q5: Dennis Rodman, Jeff Jarrett group & Acclaimed segment/Samoa Joe & Shane Taylor promos/Britt Baker, Hikaru Shida & Kris Statlander vs. The Outcasts – 391,000 viewers (up 33,000), 147,000 in 18-49 (up 6,000)
Q6: End of Baker, Shida & Statlander vs. Outcasts/Adam Cole promo, Statlander & Outcasts promos, Powerhouse Hobbs squash – 314,000 viewers (down 77,000), 119,000 in 18-49 (down 28,000)
Q7: Orange Cassidy promo/Dax Harwood vs. Jay White – 276,000 viewers (down 38,000), 121,000 in 18-49 (up 2,000)
Q8: End of White vs. Harwood – 244,000 viewers (down 32,000), 101,000 in 18-49 (down 20,000)
Overrun: Post match brawl with Bullet Club Gold, FTR & Young Bucks – 290,000 viewers (up 46,000), 133,000 in 18-49 (up 32,000)
AEW Dynamite was #2 for the night behind the US Open on ESPN. The first hour beat ABC but lost to FOX, CBS, and NBC. The second hour beat ABC, CBS, and NBC but lost to FOX.
Compared to last week, AEW Dynamite was up 1.8% in viewers, up 5.1% in the 18-49 demo and up 14% in the 18-34 demo. Compared to last year, the show was down 14.3% in viewers, down 12.8% in 18-49 and down 7.7% in 18-34.
AEW Dynamite had 101,000 in men 18-34 (up 20.2%), 54,000 in women 18-34 (up 3.8%), 188,000 in men 35-49 (down 2.6%) and 66,000 in women 35-49 (up 11.9%). The audience was 70.7% male in 18-49.
Q1: Orange Cassidy promo/Jon Moxley vs. AR Fox – 982,000 viewers, 406,000 in 18-49
Q2: End of Moxley vs. Fox/Darby Allin, Nick Wayne, Christian Cage and Luchasaurus segment – 889,000 viewers (down 93,000), 415,000 in 18-49 (up 9,000)
Q3: Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara vs. Aussie Open – 938,000 viewers (up 49,000), 440,000 in 18-49 (up 25,000)
Q4: Ricky Starks promo/Don Callis promo/MJF & Samoa Joe segment – 912,000 viewers (down 26,000), 416,000 in 18-49 (down 24,000)
Q5: End of MJF & Joe segment – 949,000 viewers (up 37,000), 432,000 in 18-49 (up 16,000)
Q6: Roderick Strong vs. Trent Baretta/Toni Storm promo – 845,000 viewers (down 104,000), 386,000 in 18-49 (down 47,000)
Q7: Hangman Page, Swerve Strickland & Brian Cage segment – 858,000 viewers (up 13,000), 424,000 in 18-49 (up 38,000)
Q8: Darby Allin vs. Nick Wayne – 730,000 viewers (down 128,000), 350,000 in 18-49 (down 74,000)
Overrun: End of Allin vs. Wayne – 835,000 viewers (up 105,000), 394,000 in 18-49 (up 44,000)
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