More on AEW Dynamite Week 205 Viewership – Sept. 6, 2023, Rampage Week 108 – Sept. 1, Collision Week 12 – Sept. 2

Sep 9, 2023

More on AEW Dynamite Viewership for September 6th

The September 6th episode of AEW Dynamite saw AEW gain a small increase in overall viewership and a slight increase in key demographic ratings but also suffered a slight decline in key demographic rankings.

AEW drew 887,000 viewers and a 0.31 key demographic rating on TBS. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 2nd place.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the main reason for AEW’s increases this week was due to a stronger than usual lead-in programming ratings from The Big Bang Theory, which drew 942,000 viewers and a 0.14 key demographic rating, and the large gain from their younger key demographic viewership group, which was up 14% compared to last week’s show. Another reason reportedly was due to the large gains from their older female key demographic viewership group, which was up 11.9% compared to last week’s show. This reportedly offset the small decline from their older male key demographic viewership group, which was down 2.6% compared to last week’s show.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the 2023 U.S. Open drew 1,805,000 viewers on ESPN and Real Housewives of Orange County drew 684,000 viewers on BRAVO.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 409,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 was 101,000 viewers (up 20.2%), Females 18-34 was 54,000 viewers (up 3.8%), Males 35-49 was 188,000 viewers (down 2.6%), and Females 35-49 was 66,000 viewers (up 11.9%). Meltzer reported that AEW’s male/female viewership split was 289,000 male viewers and 120,000 female viewers for a split of 70.7% in favor of males.

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 982,000 viewers for their first quarter while their quarter low was at 730,000 viewers for their eighth quarter.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 14.3% in overall viewership and down 12.8% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 viewership was down 7.7% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Dynamite quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 982,000 overall viewers and 407,000 key demo viewers (Orange Cassidy in-ring promo segment and the bulk of the AEW International Championship match of AR Fox vs. Jon Moxley (c))
2Q – 889,000 overall viewers and 415,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the AEW International Championship match & post-match angle with Darby Allin, Nick Wayne, Christian Cage, & Luchasaurus, the TBS Championship match of Emi Sakura vs. Kris Statlander, and the Roderick Strong video promo segment)
3Q – 938,000 overall viewers and 440,000 key demo viewers (Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara vs. Aussie Open tag team match)
4Q – 912,000 overall viewers and 416,000 key demo viewers (Ricky Starks video promo segment, the Don Callis & Konosuke Takeshita backstage interview segment, and the bulk of the MJF & Samoa Joe in-ring promo segment)
5Q – 949,000 overall viewers and 432,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the MJF & Joe in-ring promo segment and brawl and angle with Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, & The Kingdom)
6Q – 845,000 overall viewers and 386,000 key demo viewers (Grand Slam World Title Eliminator Tournament Round 1 match of Roderick Strong vs. Trent Beretta and the Toni Storm backstage interview segment)
7Q – 858,000 overall viewers and 424,000 key demo viewers (Hagnman Adam Page & Swerve Strickland promo segment & brawl with Brian Cage and the Penta El Zero Miedo & Jay Lethal video promos segment)
8Q – 730,000 overall viewers and 350,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Grand Slam World Title Eliminator Tournament Round 1 match of Nick Wayne vs. Darby Allin)
Overrun – 825,000 overall viewers and 394,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Wayne vs. Allin match)

More on AEW Rampage Viewership for September 1st

The September 1st episode of AEW Rampage saw AEW gain a small increase in overall viewership and key demographic rankings.

AEW drew 372,000 viewers and a 0.11 key demographic rating on TBS. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 17th place.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the main reason for AEW’s increases that week was due to the large gains from their younger key demographic viewership group, which was up 40% compared to the prior week’s show. This reportedly offset the declines from their older male key demographic viewership and older female key demographic viewership groups, which were down 5.6% and 14.7% respectively compared to the prior week’s show.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the College Football game of Louisville vs. Georgia Tech drew 1,648,000 viewers on ESPN, the College Football game of Central Michigan vs. Michigan State drew 1,056,000 viewers on FS1, the 2023 US Open drew 962,000 viewers on ESPN2, 90 Day Fiance drew 555,000 viewers on TLC, and House Hunters drew 889,000 viewers on Home and Garden TV.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 145,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 20,000 viewers (up 42.9%), Females 18-34 had 29,000 viewers (up 38.1%), Males 35-49 had 67,000 viewers (down 5.6%), and Females 18-35 had 29,000 viewers (down 14.7%). Meltzer reported that the male/female viewership skew was 87,000 male viewers and 58,000 female viewers for a split of 60% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 23.3% in overall viewership and down 30.6% 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 159,000 key demo viewers (#1 Contender ROH World Tag Team Championship Battle Royal match)
2Q – 359,000 overall viewers and 140,000 key demo viewers (Chris Jericho, Aussie Open, & Sammy Guevara brawl segment, the Santana video promo segment, and the El Hijo del Vikingo & Nick Wayne vs. Kip Sabian & Gringo Loco tag team match)
3Q – 365,000 overall viewers and 144,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Vikingo & Wayne vs. Sabian & Loco tag team match, the QTV video segment, the Adam Page vs. Bryan Keith match, and the Danny Garcia, Matt Menard & Angelo Parker backstage interview segment)
4Q – 346,000 overall viewers and 136,000 key demo viewers (Roderick Strong & The Kingdom backstage interview segment and the Skye Blue & Willow Nightingale vs. Taya Valkyrie & Anna Jay tag team match)

More on AEW Collision Viewership for September 2nd

The September 2nd episode of AEW Collision saw AEW suffer a very large decline in overall viewership and a large decline in key demographic ratings and key demographic rankings.

AEW drew 345,000 viewers and a 0.11 key demographic rating on TBS. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 18th place.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the main reason for AEW’s declines that week was due to very stiff sports competition from College football and WWE’s Payback 2023 event that night. Another reason reportedly was due to the large declines from all of AEW’s key demographic viewership groups which ranged from being down 15.8% to 47.9% compared to the prior week’s show. This reportedly was the least viewed Collision show in Collision history.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the College Football game of Penn State vs. West Virginia drew 3,497,000 viewers on NBC, the College Football game of North Carolina vs. South Carolina drew 3,400,000 viewers on ABC, the College Football game of Texas Tech vs. Wyoming drew 1,425,000 viewers on CBS, the College Football game of New Mexico vs. Texas A&M drew 794,000 viewers on ESPN, Saturday Night Baseball drew 1,925,000 viewers on FOX, and the 2023 US Open drew 692,000 viewers on ESPN2.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 144,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 22,000 viewers (down 43.6%), Females 18-34 had 17,000 viewers (down 19%), Males 35-49 had 80,000 viewers (down 15.8%), and Females 35-49 had 25,000 viewers (down 47.9%). Meltzer reported that the male/female viewership skew was 102,000 male viewers and 42,000 female viewers for a split of 71.5% in favor of males.

AEW Collision quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 472,000 overall viewers and 234,000 key demo viewers (Tony Khan’s announcement of CM Punk’s firing segment and the Ricky Starks, Ricky Steamboat, & Bryan Danielson in-ring promo segment)
2Q – 383,000 overall viewers and 167,000 key demo viewers (Jon Moxley backstage promo segment and the AEW World Trios Championship match of 2point0 & Daniel Garcia vs. The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn (c))
3Q – 327,000 overall viewers and 127,000 key demo viewers (Dark Order backstage interview segment, the Ricky Starks backstage interview segment, and the bulk of the Aussie Open vs. Nick Wayne & Komander tag team match)
4Q – 358,000 overall viewers and 141,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Aussie Open vs. Wayne & Komander tag team match, the Wayne, Darby Allin, Christian Cage, & Luchasaurus promo segment, the Claudio Castagonli & Wheeler Yuta backstage promo segment, the Eddie Kingston & Katsuyori Shibata backstage promo segment, and the Saraya & Ruby Soho backstage interview segment)
5Q – 391,000 overall viewers and 147,000 key demo viewers (Dennis Rodman and Jeff Jarrett & Pals in-ring promo segment & brawl with The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn, the Shane Taylor & Samoa Joe video promos segment, and the bulk of the Britt Baker, Hikaru Shida, Kris Statlander vs. The Outcasts Trios match)
6Q – 314,000 overall viewers and 119,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Baker, Shida, & Statlander vs. The Outcasts Trios match, the Adam Cole backstage promo segment, the Statlander & Saraya backstage promo segment, and the Powerhouse Hobbs vs. GPA match & post-match brawl with Miro)
7Q – 276,000 overall viewers and 121,000 key demo viewers (Orange Cassidy backstage promo segment and the first half of the Dax Harwood vs. Jay White match)
8Q – 244,000 overall viewers and 101,000 key demo viewers (Second half of the Harwood vs. White match)
Overrun – 290,000 overall viewers and 133,000 key demo viewers (Harwood vs. White post-match brawl with Bullet Club Gold, Cash Wheeler, & Young Bucks)