More on AEW Dynamite Week 218 Viewership – Dec. 6, 2023, Rampage Week 121 – Dec. 1, Collision Week 25 – Dec. 2

Dec 10, 2023

More on AEW Dynamite Viewership for December 6th

The December 6th episode of AEW Dynamite saw AEW a small decline in overall viewership and key demographic ratings.

AEW drew 823,000 viewers and a 0.25 key demographic rating on TBS. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 4th place.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the main reason for AEW’s declines that night was due to stiff competition from the Republican Presidential Primary Debate that night and the steep decline in viewership for most of the show after its first 30 minutes. Another reason reportedly was due to the large declines from their younger key demographic viewership and older male key demographic viewership groups, which were down 23% and 12% compared to last week’s show. This reportedly offset the higher than usual lead-in programming viewership from the Big Bang Theory, which drew 1,127,000 viewers, and the gain from their older female key demographic viewership group, which was up 6.6% compared to last week’s show. Meltzer reported that AEW’s key demographic viewership was its third lowest of 2023.

In terms of head-to-head competition, the 2024 Republican Presidential Debate drew 2,622,000 viewers on The CW and 1,598,000 viewers on NewsNation, the NBA game of San Antonio Spurs vs. Minnesota Timberwolves drew 1,051,000 viewers on ESPN, the Women’s College basketball game of Iowa vs. Iowa State drew 588,000 viewers on ESPN2, the College basketball game of Pittsburgh vs. West Virgnia drew 255,000 viewers on ESPN2, the College basketball game of Texas vs. Marquette drew 289,000 viewers on FS1, the NHL game of Dallas Stars vs. Florida Panthers drew 311,000 viewers on TNT, the NHL game of Carolina Hurricanes vs. Edmonton Oilers drew 179,000 viewers on TNT, Survivor drew 4,835,000 viewers on CBS, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills drew 1,005,000 viewers on BRAVO, Challenge: New Champion drew 419,000 viewers on MTV, Sistas Series drew 937,000 viewers on BET, and Expedition Unknown drew 929,000 viewers on Discovery Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 328,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 was 84,000 viewers (down 17.6%), Females 18-34 was 33,000 viewers (down 42.1%), Males 35-49 was 146,000 viewers (down 12%), and Females 35-49 was 65,000 viewers (up 6.6%). Meltzer reported that AEW’s male/female viewership split was 230,000 male viewers and 98,000 female viewers for a split of 70.1% 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 983,000 viewers for their first quarter while their quarter low was at 729,000 viewers for their sixth quarter.

In an interesting note, Meltzer reported that this past Tuesday’s WWE NXT show managed to top AEW’s Dynamite show in overall 18-34 viewership at 124,000 viewers for NXT compared to 117,000 viewers for Dynamite.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 2% in overall viewership and down 13.9% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 viewership was down 23% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Dynamite quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 983,000 overall viewers and 375,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the AEW Continental Classic Gold League match of Jon Moxley vs. RUSH)
2Q – 878,000 overall viewers and 362,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Moxley vs. RUSH match, the Jay Lethal vs. Jay White match hype video package segment, and the Roderick Strong & The Kingdom interview segment)
3Q – 835,000 overall viewers and 328,000 key demo viewers (Hangman Adam Page & MJF backstage promo segment with Samoa Joe and the bulk of the AEW Continental Classic Gold League match of Swerve Strickland vs. Mark Briscoe)
4Q – 794,000 overall viewers and 308,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Strickland vs. Briscoe match, the Mariah May backstage interview segment, the Samoa Joe, MJF, AEW Devil, & AEW Devil masked men angle, and the Jon Moxley backstage promo segment)
5Q – 791,000 overall viewers and 306,000 key demo viewers (TBS Championship match of Skye Blue vs. Toni Storm (c) & post-match angle with Riho)
6Q – 729,000 overall viewers and 300,000 key demo viewers (Christian Cage & Adam Copeland video package segment and the bulk of the AEW Continental Classic Gold League match of Jay White vs. Jay Lethal)
7Q – 765,000 overall viewers and 313,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the White vs. Lethal match and the start of the TNT Championship match of Adam Copeland vs. Christian Cage (c))
8Q – 807,000 overall viewers and 328,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the TNT Championship match)
Overrun – 860,000 overall viewers and 326,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the TNT Championship match)

More on AEW Rampage Viewership for December 1st

The December 1st episode of AEW Rampage saw AEW gain a large increase in overall viewership and key demographic rankings and a slight increase in key demographic ratings. That week’s episode was notable for returning to its normal timeslot following the previous week’s show being preempted to a Saturday night timeslot due to TNT’s NHL commitments for that Friday.

AEW drew 348,000 viewers and a 0.10 key demographic rating on TBS. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 23rd place.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the main reason for AEW’s gains that week was due to the large gains from their younger key demographic viewership and older female key demographic viewership groups, which were up 15.4% and 37% respectively compared to the prior week’s show. This reportedly offset the stiffer than usual sports competition, especially from college football, and the decline from their older male key demographic viewership group, which was down 1.8% compared to the prior week’s show.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the PAC-12 Championship College football game of Oregon vs. Washington drew 9,245,000 viewers on ABC, the NBA game of Denver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns drew 1,190,00 viewers on ESPN, the College basketball game of Connecticut vs. Kansas drew 651,000 viewers on ESPN2, the College basketball game of Purdue vs. Northwestern drew 375,000 viewers on Big Ten Network, Bering Sea Gold drew 901,000 viewers on Discovery Channel, 90 Day Fiance First Look drew 447,000 viewers on TLC, Love After Lockup drew 338,000 viewers on WETV, House Hunters drew 631,000 viewers on Home and Garden TV, and On Patrol Live drew 701,000 viewers on REELZ Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 137,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 33,000 viewers (up 17.9%), Females 18-34 had 12,000 viewers (up 9.1%), Males 35-49 had 55,000 viewers (down 1.8%), and Females 35-49 had 37,000 viewers (up 37%). Meltzer reported that the male/female viewership skew was 88,000 male viewer and 49,000 female viewers for a split of 64.2% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 3.6% in overall viewership but up 35.6% in key demographic viewership.

AEW Rampage quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 370,000 overall viewers and 140,000 key demo viewers (Orange Cassidy, Trent Baretta, HOOK, & Danhausen vs. Matt Menard, Angelo Parker & Dark Order 8-Man Tag Team match and The Outcasts & Anna Jay backstage interview segment)
2Q – 345,000 overall viewers and 138,000 key demo viewers (Sting & Ric Flair in-ring interview segment, the Don Callis Family vs. Jah-C, Renny D, & Kit Sackett Trios match, and the Kris Statlander, Hikaru Shida, & Skye Blue backstage interview segment)
3Q – 347,000 overall viewers and 142,000 key demo viewers (Prince Nana, Brian Cage, & The WorkHorsemen backstage video promo segment and the Kris Statlander, Hikaru Shida, & Skye Blue vs. The Outcasts & Anna Jay Trios match)
4Q – 331,000 overall viewers and 130,000 key demo viewers (Penta El Zero Miedo, Komander, & El Hijo del Vikingo vs. Brian Cage & The WorkHorsemen Trios match)

More on AEW Collision Viewership for December 2nd

The December 2nd episode of AEW Collision saw AEW gain a very large increase in overall viewership and a large increase in key demographic ratings and key demographic rankings.

AEW drew 451,000 viewers and a 0.14 key demographic rating on TBS. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 19th 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 lack of WWE competition that night and the very large gains from their younger key demographic viewership and older male key demographic viewership groups, which were up 116.7% and 61.3% respectively compared to the prior week’s show. This reportedly offset the stiff sports competition from College football games that night and the decline from their older female key demographic viewership group, which was down 17.2% compared to the prior week’s show.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the Big 10 Championship College football game of Michigan vs. Iowa drew 10,022,000 viewers on FOX, the ACC Championship College football game of Louisville vs. Florida State drew 7,030,000 viewers on ABC, the Mexican Liga MX soccer game of America vs. Leon drew 333,000 viewers on TUDN, and On Patrol Live drew 691,000 viewers on REELZ Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 190,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 36,000 viewers (up 111.8%), Females 18-34 had 29,000 viewers (up 123.1%), Males 35-49 had 100,000 viewers (up 63.1%), and Females 35-49 had 24,000 viewers (down 17.2%). Meltzer reported that the male/female viewership skew was 136,000 male viewers and 53,000 female viewers for a split of 72% in favor of males.

AEW Collision quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 444,000 overall viewers and 180,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the AEW Continental Classic Blue League match of Claudio Castagnoli vs. Brody King)
2Q – 492,000 overall viewers and 203,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Castagnoli vs. King match, the Jon Moxley video promo segment, and the Abadon vs. Kiera Hogan match & post-match angle with Julia Hart)
3Q – 444,000 overall viewers and 178,000 key demo viewers (Samoa Joe, Roderick Strong, & The Kingdom backstage segment and the bulk of the AEW Continental Classic Blue League match of Andrade El Idolo vs. Daniel Garcia)
4Q – 485,000 overall viewers and 195,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Andrade vs. Garcia match, the Willie Mack backstage interview segment, and bulk of The Kingdom vs. Iron Savages tag team match)
5Q – 456,000 overall viewers and 195,000 key demo viewers (Ending of The Kingdom & Iron Savages tag team match & post-match stuff with Roderick Strong, the Ethan Page backstage interview segment, the Mercedes Martinez vs. Willow Nightingale match hype video segment, and the House of Black vs. Matt Sydal & Christopher Daniels tag team match)
6Q – 423,000 overall viewers and 193,000 key demo viewers (House of Black & FTR in-ring segment, the Toni Storm, Luther, & Mariah May backstage interview segment, the Skye Blue backstage promo segment, the Adam Copeland vs. Christian Cage match hype promo segment, and the bulk of the El Hijo del Vikingo vs. Kip Sabian match)
7Q – 402,000 overall viewers and 173,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Vikingo vs. Sabian match, the Keith Lee, Shane Taylor, & Lee Moriarty backstage segment, the CJ Perry & Miro backstage segment, and the start of the AEW Continental Classic Blue League match of Bryan Danielson vs. Eddie Kingston)
8Q – 459,000 overall viewers and 200,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Danielson vs. Kingston match)