More on AEW Dynamite Week 202 Viewership – Aug. 16, 2023, Rampage Week 105 – Aug. 11, Collision Week 9 – Aug. 12

Aug 20, 2023

Update on AEW Dynamite Viewership for August 9, 2023

As noted before, the August 9th episode of AEW Dynamite drew 846,000 viewers, a 0.29 key demographic rating, and a #1 key demographic ranking on TBS.

This week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter provided more viewership ratings details that was not available in last week’s issue.

Dave Meltzer reported that AEW’s Dynamite show had drawn a 0.22 18-34 key demographic rating. Meltzer reported that while WWE officials have been pushing for their NXT shows to eventually top Dynamite in the 18-34 viewership group for the first time ever, this was not the case with last week’s NXT show as it only drew a 0.18 in the 18-34. Meltzer reported that last week’s NXT show did not beat AEW’s show in any of the four key demographic viewership groups.

AEW’s Males 18-34 reportedly was 95,000 viewers (up 21.8% compared to the prior week), Females 18-34 had 56,000 viewers (down 9.7%), Males 35-49 had 173,000 viewers (down 7.0%), and Females 35-49 had 59,000 viewers (down 26.3%). Meltzer reported that the male/female viewership skew was 71.8% in favor of males.

More on AEW Dynamite Viewership for August 16th

The August 16th episode of AEW Dynamite saw AEW gain a small increase in overall viewership and key demographic ratings.

AEW drew 874,000 viewers and a 0.32 key demographic rating on TBS. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 1st place.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the main reason for AEW’s increases this week was due to the large gain from their female key demographic viewership group, which was up 29.6% compared to last week’s show. Another reason reportedly was due to the small gain from their older male key demographic viewership group, which was up 4.6% compared to last week’s show. This reportedly offset the very weak lead-in programing viewership and ratings from Big Bang Theory and the decline from their younger key demographic viewership group, which was down 13.7% compared to last week’s show. Meltzer reported that Big Bang Theory’s key demographic rating of 0.12 was the lowest ever since AEW Dynamite moved to TBS.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the 2023 Little League world Series game of Texas vs. Pennsylvania drew 1,184,000 viewers on ESPN.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 412,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 was 82,000 viewers (down 13.7%), Females 18-34 was 73,000 viewers (up 30.4%), Males 35-49 was 181,000 viewers (up 4.6%), and Females 35-49 was 76,000 viewers (up 28.8%). Meltzer reported that AEW’s male/female viewership split was 263,000 male viewers and 149,000 female viewers for a split of 63.8% in favor of males. Meltzer reported that AEW’s male viewership was much lower than usual and inverse for their female viewership.

In terms of the one million viewership milestone, none of AEW’s eight quarters drew one million or more viewers. AEW’s peak quarter hour viewership was at 946,000 viewers for their first quarter while their quarter low was at 738,000 viewers for their eighth quarter.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 8.7% in overall viewership but up 7% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 viewership was up 24% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Dynamite quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 946,000 overall viewers and 408,000 key demo viewers (AEW International Championship match of Wheeler Yuta vs. Orange Cassidy (c))
2Q – 943,000 overall viewers and 437,000 key demo viewers (Yuta vs. Cassidy post-match brawl with Blackpool Combat Club, Best Friends, Lucha Bros, & Eddie Kingston, the Kenny Omega video interview segment & brawl with Bullet Club Gold & Konosuke Takeshita, the Hangman Adam Page video promo segment, and the start of the Don Callis & Chris Jericho in-ring promo segment)
3Q – 943,000 overall viewers and 433,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Callis & Jericho promo segment & brawl with Takeshita & Will Ospreay, the Jack Perry video promo segment, and the bulk of the Darby Allin & Nick Wayne vs. Gates Of Agony tag team match)
4Q – 903,000 overall viewers and 434,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Allin & Wayne vs. Gates of Agony tag team match & post-match angle with Swerve Strickland, AR Fox, Sting, & Prince Nana, and the MJF & Adam Cole video segment)
5Q – 898,000 overall viewers and 433,000 key demo viewers (MJF & Cole in-ring promo segment & brawl with Aussie Open and the Chris Jericho backstage interview segment)
6Q – 822,000 overall viewers and 403,000 key demo viewers (Texas Chainsaw Massacre Deathmatch of Jeff Jarrett vs. Jeff Hardy)
7Q – 800,000 overall viewers and 398,000 key demo viewers (AEW Women’s World Championship 4-Way Qualifier match of Britt Baker vs. The Bunny and The Acclaimed & House of Black in-ring brawl segment)
8Q – 738,000 overall viewers and 358,000 key demo viewers (The Gunns vs. The Young Bucks tag team match & post-match brawl with Bullet Club Gold & FTR)

More on AEW Rampage Viewership for August 11th

The August 11th episode of AEW Rampage saw AEW gain a small increase in key demographic rankings and a slight increase in key demographic ratings but suffered a small decline in overall viewership.

AEW drew 393,000 viewers and a 0.15 key demographic rating on TBS. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 7th place.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the main reason for AEW’s mixed results that week was due to the large gains from their older male key demographic and older female key demographic viewership groups, which were up 14.4% and 100% respectively compared to the prior week’s show. This reportedly somewhat offset the large decline from their younger key demographic viewership group, which was down 18.8% compared to the prior week’s show.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the NFL Preseason game of Green Bay Packers vs. Cincinnati Bengals drew 1,416,000 viewers on NFL Network, the NFL Preseason game of Denver Broncos vs. Arizona Cardinals drew 1,179,000 viewers on NFL Network, House Hunters drew 909,000 viewers on Home & Garden TV, and On Patrol Live drew 808,000 viewers on REELZ Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 199,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 32,000 viewers (down 13.5%), Females 18-34 had 24,000 viewers (down 25%), AEW’s Males 35-49 had 111,000 viewers (up 14.4%), and Females 18-35 had 32,000 viewers (up 100%). Meltzer reported that the male/female viewership skew was 143,000 male viewers and 59,000 female viewers for a split of 71.9% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 24.6% in overall viewership and down 9.5% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 viewership was equal compared to the same week last year.

AEW Rampage quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 418,000 overall viewers and 213,000 key demo viewers (Darby Allin & Brian Cage match & post-match with Luchasaurus and the Britt Baker backstage interview segment)
2Q – 382,000 overall viewers and 191,000 key demo viewers (Eddie Kingston video promo segment and the bulk of the AEW International Championship match of Johnny TV vs. Orange Cassidy (c))
3Q – 403,000 overall viewers and 201,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the AEW International Championship match & post-match angle with Blackpool Combat Club & Wheeler Yuta, the Aussie Open vs. The Outunners tag team match & post-match promo by Aussie Open, and the Jeff Jarrett video promo segment)
4Q – 388,000 overall viewers and 191,000 key demo viewers (AEW Women’s World Championship 4-Way Qualifier match of Saraya vs. Skye Blue & post-match brawl with The Outcasts)

More on AEW Collision Viewership for August 12th

The August 12th episode of AEW Collision saw AEW gain a large increase in overall viewership and a small increase in key demographic ratings and key demographic rankings.

AEW drew 476,000 viewers and a 0.17 key demographic rating on TBS. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 11th place.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the main reasons for AEW’s increases that week was due to the large gain from their older key demographic viewership group, which was up 34.5% compared to the prior week’s show. This reportedly offset the declines from their younger male key demographic viewership and younger female key demographic viewership groups, which were down 1.9% and 17.9% compared to the prior week’s show.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the NFL Preseason game of Philadelphia Eagles vs. Baltimore Ravens drew 1,747,000 viewers on NFL Network, UFC Fight Night drew 821,000 viewers on ESPN, Saturday Night Baseball drew 2,065,000 viewers on FOX, and On Patrol Live drew 956,000 viewers on REELZ Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 223,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 52,000 viewers (down 1.9%), Females 18-34 had 23,000 viewers (down 17.9%), Males 35-49 had 112,000 viewers (up 23.1%), and Females 35-49 had 36,000 viewers (up 80%). Meltzer reported that the male/female viewership skew was 164,000 male viewers and 59,000 female viewers for a split of 74.9% in favor of males.

AEW Collision quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 478,000 overall viewers and 212,000 key demo viewers (Ricky Starks in-ring interview segment, the FTR vs. Young Bucks video segment, and the Start of The Acclaimed vs. Iron Savages tag team match)
2Q – 433,000 overall viewers and 210,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Acclaimed vs. Iron Savages tag team match & post-match promo by The Acclaimed, the Bullet Club Gold backstage interview segment, and the MJF vs. Adam Cole video segment)
3Q – 456,000 overall viewers and 217,000 key demo viewers (Mercedes Martinez & Diamante vs. Kris Statlander & Willow Nightingale tag team match and the Toni Storm backstage interview segment)
4Q – 463,000 overall viewers and 223,000 key demo viewers (Samoa Joe vs. Andrew Everett match & post-match promo by Joe, and the Christian Cage in-ring promo segment)
5Q – 468,000 overall viewers and 229,000 key demo viewers (Christian Cage & Arn Anderson promo segment and the TNT Championship match of Brock Anderson vs. Luchasaurus (c) & post-match brawl with Darby Allin)
6Q – 480,000 overall viewers and 230,000 key demo viewers (Powerhouse Hobbs in-ring interview segment & brawl with Miro, Aaron Solo & Nick Comoroto)
7Q – 482,000 overall viewers and 224,000 key demo viewers (First half of the AEW World Trios Championship match of CMFTR vs. House of Black (c))
8Q – 530,000 overall viewers and 242,000 key demo viewers (Second half of the AEW World Trios Championship match & angle with Samoa Joe)