More on AEW Dynamite Week 219 Viewership – Dec. 13, 2023, Rampage Week 122 – Dec. 8, Collision Week 26 – Dec. 9

Dec 24, 2023

More on AEW Dynamite Viewership for December 13th

The December 13th episode of AEW Dynamite saw AEW gain a small increase in overall viewership, key demographic ratings, and key demographic rankings. That week’s show was notable for being the Dynamite Winter Is Coming 2023 special.

AEW drew 845,000 viewers and a 0.30 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 that week was due to a combination of weaker than usual competition that night and a very strong lead-in viewership from the Big Bang Theory, which drew 1,157,000 viewers on TBS. Another reason reportedly was due to the large gains from their younger key demographic viewership and older male key demographic viewership groups, which were up 41% and 14.4% respectively compared to the prior week’s show. This reportedly offset the declines from their Over 50 viewership, which did not have its percentage given, and older female key demographic viewership group, which was down 6.2% compared to the prior week’s show.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the NBA game of Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs drew 466,000 viewers on NBA TV, the NHL game of Boston Bruins vs. New Jersey Devils drew 538,000 viewers on TNT, Survivor drew 5,334,000 viewers on CBS, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills drew 1,009,000 viewers on BRAVO, Challenge: New Champion drew 389,000 viewers on MTV, Sistas Series drew 952,000 viewers on BET, and Expedition Unknown drew 1,119,000 viewers on Discovery Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 394,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 was 111,000 viewers (up 32.1%), Females 18-34 was 54,000 viewers (up 63.2%), Males 35-49 was 167,000 viewers (up 14.4%), and Females 35-49 was 61,000 viewers (down 6.2%). Meltzer reported that AEW’s male/female viewership split was 278,000 male viewers and 115,000 female viewers for a split of 70.6% in favor of males.

In terms of the one million viewership milestone, one of AEW’s eight quarters drew one million or more viewers. AEW’s peak quarter hour viewership was at 1,098,000 viewers for their first quarter while their quarter low was at 725,000 viewers for their seventh quarter.

In an interesting note, Meltzer reported that AEW’s Dynamite show that week managed to more than double WWE’s NXT show that week in overall 18-34 key demographic ratings at 0.23 for AEW compared to 0.11 for NXT.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 11.1% in overall viewership and down 7.9% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 viewership was down 2.4% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Dynamite quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 1,098,000 overall viewers and 444,000 key demo viewers (Samoa Joe, Hangman Adam Page, Roderick Strong, & The Kingdom in-ring promo segment and the bulk of the Page vs. Strong match)
2Q – 868,000 overall viewers and 391,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Page vs. Strong match and the start of the AEW Continental Classic Blue League match of Andrade El Idolo vs. Brody King)
3Q – 874,000 overall viewers and 416,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Andrade vs. King match)
4Q – 888,000 overall viewers and 431,000 key demo viewers (The Von Erichs, Danhausen, Trent Beretta, & Orange Cassidy backstage segment and the Golden Jets, Big Bill, & Ricky Starks promo segment)
5Q – 804,000 overall viewers and 371,000 key demo viewers (AEW Women’s World Championship #1 Contender match of Riho vs. Saraya & post-match brawl with Toni Storm & Mariah May and the Wardlow video promo segment)
6Q – 771,000 overall viewers and 371,000 key demo viewers (AEW Continental Classic Gold League match of Jay Lethal vs. RUSH and the start of the AEW Continental Classic Gold League match of Jay White vs. Mark Briscoe match)
7Q – 725,000 overall viewers and 364,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the White vs. Briscoe match, the Blackpool Combat Club video promo segment,
8Q – 755,000 overall viewers and 375,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the AEW Continental Classic Gold League match of Jon Moxley vs. Swerve Strickland)
Overrun – 772,000 overall viewers and 374,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Moxley vs. Strickland match)

More on AEW Rampage Viewership for December 8th

The December 8th episode of AEW Rampage saw AEW gain a small increase in key demographic rankings and a slight increase in key demographic ratings but also suffered a slight decline in overall viewership.

AEW drew 341,000 viewers and a 0.12 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 mixed results that week were due to the declines from their Over 50 demographic viewership, which its percentage was not given, and younger male key demographic viewership group, which was down 9.1% compared to the prior week’s show. This was mostly offset by the large gains from their younger female key demographic viewership, older male key demographic viewership, and older female key demographic viewership groups, which were up 8.3%, 20%, and 24.3% respectively compared to the prior week’s show.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the NBA game of Los Angeles Clippers vs. Utah Jazz drew 703,000 viewers on ESPN, the NBA game of New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics drew 380,000 viewers on NBA TV, the NCAA College Football Division II Championship game of Furman vs. Montana drew 679,000 viewers on ESPN2, Bering Sea Gold drew 880,000 viewers on Discovery Channel, 90 Day Fiance First Look drew 476,000 viewers on TLC, Love After Lockup drew 386,000 viewers on WETV, House Hunters drew 600,000 viewers on Home and Garden TV, and On Patrol Live drew 737,000 viewers on REELZ Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 155,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 30,000 viewers (down 9.1%), Females 18-34 had 13,000 viewers (up 8.3%), Males 35-49 had 66,000 viewers (up 20%), and Females 35-49 had 46,000 viewers (up 24.3%). Meltzer reported that the male/female viewership skew was 96,000 male viewer and 59,000 female viewers for a split of 61.9% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 25.4% in overall viewership but up 3.3% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 viewership was up 2.4% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Rampage quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 366,000 overall viewers and 158,000 key demo viewers (AEW International Championship match of Angelico vs. Orange Cassidy (c))
2Q *** – N/A,000 overall viewers and N/A,000 key demo viewers (Abadon vs. Trish Adora & post-match angle with Julia Hart, the Mercedes Martinez vs. Willow Nightingale match hype video package, and the Don Callis Family vs. Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal match)
3Q – 313,000 overall viewers and 147,000 key demo viewers (Dante Martin video segment, the Action Andretti & Top Flight backstage promo segment, and the start of the AEW Continental Classic Blue League match of Bryan Danielson vs. Daniel Garcia)
4Q – 353,000 overall viewers and 159,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Danielson vs. Garcia match)

*** The viewership numbers for the second quarter hour were not given by Meltzer for reasons currently unknown.

More on AEW Collision Viewership for December 9th

The December 9th episode of AEW Collision saw AEW gain a small increase in key demographic rankings and a slight increase in overall viewership.

AEW drew 455,000 viewers and a 0.14 key demographic rating on TBS. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 13th place.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the main reasons for AEW’s increases this week was due to the weaker than usual sports competition that night over the end of the College Football season and the small gains from their younger key demographic viewership and older female key demographic viewership group, which were up 4.6% and 4.2% respectively compared to the prior week’s show. This reportedly offset the stiff competition from WWE’s NXT Deadline 2023 event that night and the small decline from their older male key demographic viewership group, which was down 7% compared to the prior week’s show.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the 2023 Heisman Trophy ceremony show drew 2,308,000 viewers on ESPN, the NBA In Season Tournament Finals game of Indiana Pacers vs. Los Angeles Lakers drew 4,141,000 viewers on ABC and 439,000 viewers on ESPN2, the College basketball game of UCLA vs. Villanova drew 898,000 viewers on FOX, the College basketball game of Notre Dame vs. Marquette drew 650,000 viewers on FOX, the Mexican Liga MX soccer game of America vs. Atalante drew 244,000 viewers on TUDN, and On Patrol Live drew 781,000 viewers on REELZ Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 186,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 49,000 viewers (up 36.1%), Females 18-34 had 19,000 viewers (down 34.5%), Males 35-49 had 93,000 viewers (down 7%), and Females 35-49 had 25,000 viewers (up 4.2%). Meltzer reported that the male/female viewership skew was 142,000 male viewers and 44,000 female viewers for a split of 76.3% in favor of males. Meltzer also reported that AEW’s male skew for that week’s show was one of the highest for an AEW show in 2023.

AEW Collision quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 461,000 overall viewers and 155,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the AEW Continental Classic Blue League match of Claudio Castagnoli vs. Eddie Kingston)
2Q – 440,000 overall viewers and 171,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Castagnoli vs. Kingston match, the Jon Moxley video promo segment, and the HOOK & Wheeler Yuta backstage promo segment)
3Q – 439,000 overall viewers and 176,000 key demo viewers (Mercedes Martinez vs. Willow Nightingale match & post-match brawl with Diamante & Kris Statlander, the Matt Menard, Angelo Parker, Jake Hager, The Outcasts, & Anna Jay backstage segment, and the Swerve Strickland video promo segment)
4Q – 454,000 overall viewers and 193,000 key demo viewers (Wardlow vs. Willie Mack match, the House of Black & FTR video promo segment, and the Big Bill, Ricky Starks, & Chris Jericho video backstage attack segment)
5Q – 491,000 overall viewers and 206,000 key demo viewers (Kenny Omega vs. Ethan Page match & post-match brawl with Big Bill)
6Q – 412,000 overall viewers and 180,000 key demo viewers (the CJ Perry & Miro backstage segment, the Julia Hart & Abadon video segment, and the bulk of the Komander & Penta El Zero Miedo vs. Angelo Parker & Matt Menard match)
7Q *** – N/A overall viewers and N/A key demo viewers (Ending of the Komander & Penta vs. Parker & Menard match, the Shane Taylor vs. Keith Lee match hype video segment, and the start of the AEW Continental Classic Blue League match of Bryan Danielson vs. Andrade El Idolo)
8Q – 487,000 overall viewers and 207,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Danielson vs. Andrade match)

*** The viewership numbers for the seventh quarter hour were not given by Meltzer for reasons currently unknown.