More on AEW Dynamite Week 224 Viewership – Jan. 17, 2024, Rampage Week 125 – Jan. 12, Collision Week 30 – Jan. 13, Battle of the Belts IX

Jan 20, 2024

More on AEW Dynamite Viewership for January 17th

The January 17th episode of AEW Dynamite saw AEW gain a very large increase in overall viewership and a small increase in key demographic ratings and key demographic rankings.

AEW drew 891,000 viewers and a 0.33 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 gains from their younger key demographic viewership and older male key demographic viewership groups, which were up 24.5% and 11% respectively compared to last week’s show. Meltzer reported that AEW’s overall viewership was their largest since their October 17, 2023 episode and their key demographic viewership was their largest since their September 20, 2023 Grand Slam 2023 show. Meltzer also reported that this past Wednesday’s Dynamite show was the first time in many months that a professional wrestling television show was the top ranked show for a particular night.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the NBA game of Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Lakers drew 1,986,000 viewers on ABC, the NBA game of Milwaukee Bucks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers drew 786,000 viewers on ESPN, the College basketball game of USC vs. Arizona drew 527,000 viewers on ESPN, the College basketball game of Mississippi vs. LSU drew 680,000 viewers on ESPN2, the College basketball game of Creighton vs. UCONN drew 341,000 viewers on FS1, the NHL game of Detroit Red Wings vs. Florida Panthers drew 198,000 viewers on TNT, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills drew 1,093,000 viewers on BRAVO, Sistas Series drew 1,131,000 viewers on BET, and Challenge New Champion drew 497,000 viewers on MTV.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 435,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 was 117,000 viewers (up 21.9%), Females 18-34 was 66,000 viewers (up 29.4%), Males 35-49 was 181,000 viewers (up 11%), and Females 35-49 was 71,000 viewers (up 4.4%). Meltzer reported that AEW’s male/female viewership split was 298,000 male viewers and 137,000 female viewers for a split of 68.5% 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 1,070,000 viewers for their first quarter while their quarter low was at 754,000 viewers for their seventh quarter.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 8% in overall viewership but up 8.2% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 viewership was up 21.1% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Dynamite quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 1,070,000 overall viewers and 467,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the TNT Championship match of Dustin Rhodes vs. Christian Cage (c))
2Q – 997,000 overall viewers and 461,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the TNT Championship match, the Swerve Strickland & Prince Nana backstage interview segment, and the Chris Jericho & Matt Sydal backstage segment)
3Q – 897,000 overall viewers and 430,000 key demo viewers (Penta El Zero Miedo & Komander vs. Trent Beretta & Orange Cassidy match & post-match promo with Undisputed Kingdom)
4Q – 907,000 overall viewers and 445,000 key demo viewers (Hangman Adam Page backstage segment, the Mark Briscoe tribute to Jay Briscoe promo segment, and the Young Bucks backstage sit-down interview segment)
5Q – 873,000 overall viewers and 410,000 key demo viewers (ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship match of Bullet Club Gold vs. Mogul Embassy (c) and the Adam Cole & Wardlow backstage promo segment)
6Q – 795,000 overall viewers and 405,000 key demo viewers (Deonna Purrazzo vs. Anna Jay match & post-match promo with Toni Storm
7Q – 754,000 overall viewers and 398,000 key demo viewers (Top Flight vs. Private Party tag team match)
8Q – 869,000 overall viewers and 451,000 key demo viewers (Sting & Darby Allin video promo segment and the bulk of the AEW World Championship match of HOOK vs. Samoa Joe (c))
Overrun – 931,000 overall viewers and 490,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the AEW World Championship match & post-match brawl & angle with Swerve Strickland, Prince Nana, & Hangman Adam Page)

More on AEW Rampage Viewership for January 12th

The January 12th episode of AEW Rampage saw AEW suffer a small decline in key demographic rankings and a slight decline in overall viewership and key demographic ratings.

AEW drew 396,000 viewers and a 0.12 key demographic rating on TNT. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 22nd place

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the main reason for AEW’s declines that week was due to the large declines from their younger key demographic viewership and older female key demographic viewership groups, which were down 22.1% and 30% respectively compared to the prior week’s show. This reportedly offset the gains from their Over 50 viewership group, which its percentage was not given, and older male key demographic viewership group, which was up 4.4% compared to the prior week’s show.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the NBA game of New Orleans Pelicans vs. Denver Nuggets game drew 1,120,000 viewers on ESPN, the College basketball game of DePaul vs. Villanova drew 214,000 viewers on FS1, the College basketball game of Boise State vs. Nevada drew 136,000 viewers on FS1, Love After Lockup drew 443,000 viewers on WETV, House Hunters drew 974,000 viewers on Home and Garden TV, and On Patrol Live drew 855,000 viewers on REELZ Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 152,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 34,000 viewers (down 20.9%), Females 18-34 had 19,000 viewers (down 24%), Males 35-49 had 77,000 viewers (up 4.1%), and Females 35-49 had 28,000 viewers (down 30%). Meltzer reported that the male/female viewership skew was 111,000 male viewer and 41,000 female viewers for a split of 73% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 22.8% in overall viewership and down 10.6% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 viewership was up 26.2% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Rampage quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 435,000 overall viewers and 148,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the AEW Continental Crown Championship match of Wheeler Yuta vs. Eddie Kingston (c))
2Q – 410,000 overall viewers and 161,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the AEW Continental Crown Championship match, the Hardys & Mark Briscoe backstage interview segment, and the Swerve Strickland vs. Matt Stydal match)
3Q – 391,000 overall viewers and 152,000 key demo viewers (Private Party, Top Flight, & Action Andretti backstage segment, the Hikaru Shida vs. Queen Aminata match, and The Outcasts & Angelo Parker backstage segment)
4Q – 349,000 overall viewers and 148,000 key demo viewers (Dark Order vs. Matt Menard, Angelo Parker, & Jake Hager Trios match)

More on AEW Collision Viewership for January 13th

The January 13th episode of AEW Collision saw AEW suffer a small decline in key demographic ratings and a slight decline in overall viewership.

AEW drew 400,000 viewers and a 0.10 key demographic rating on TNT. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 20th place.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the main reasons for AEW’s declines that week was due to the very stiff sports competition from the 2024 NFL Playoffs Wild Card game of Miami Dolphins vs. Kansas City Chiefs which drew 28 million viewers combined on Peacock and local television markets. Another reason reportedly was due to the large declines from their younger key demographic viewership and older male key viewership groups, which were down 26.5% and 40% respectively compared to the prior week’s show. This reportedly offset the gains from their Over 50 viewership group, which its percentage was not given, and older female key demographic group, which was up 19.4% compared to the prior week’s show.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the 2024 NFL Playoffs Wild Card game of Miami Dolphins vs. Kansas City Chiefs drew 28 million viewers on Peacock and local television markets, the NBA game of Golden State vs. Milwaukee Bucks drew 336,000 viewers on NBA TV, the Women’s College basketball game of Indiana vs. Iowa drew 1,043,000 viewers on FOX, the College basketball game of Cincinnati vs. Baylor drew 533,000 viewers on ESPN, and On Patrol Live drew 799,000 viewers on REELZ Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 136,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 24,000 viewers (down 4%), Females 18-34 had 18,000 viewers (down 25%), Males 35-49 had 54,000 viewers (down 40%), and Females 35-49 had 43,000 viewers (up 19.4%). Meltzer reported that the male/female viewership skew was 78,000 male viewers and 61,000 female viewers for a split of 57.4% in favor of males. Meltzer also reported that AEW’s male skew was one of the lowest ever for an AEW show in AEW history.

AEW Collision quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 497,000 overall viewers and 167,000 key demo viewers (Adam Copeland & Lee Moriarty promo segment and the bulk of the “Cope Open” Open Challenge match of Copeland vs. Moriarty)
2Q – 416,000 overall viewers and 135,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Copeland vs. Moriarty match, the FTR, Daniel Garcia, & House of Black video package segment, the FTR & Garcia backstage interview segment, the Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara backstage interview segment, and the start of the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship match of Lance Archer & The Righteous vs. Mogul Embassy (c))
3Q – 390,000 overall viewers and 112,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship match & post-match promo by Prince Nana and the Preston Vance & Undisputed Kingdom backstage promo segment)
4Q – 361,000 overall viewers and 113,000 key demo viewers (Dustin Rhodes vs. Willie Mack match, the Bullet Club Gold backstage promo segment, the HOOK backstage segment, the Rhodes and Christian Cage & The Patriarchy backstage promo segment, and the start of the Hangman Adam Page vs. JD Drake match)
5Q – 404,000 overall viewers and 135,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Page vs. Drake match)
6Q – 397,000 overall viewers and 153,000 key demo viewers (Deonna Purrazzo vs. Red Velvet match and the HOOK vs. Kevin Matthews match)
7Q – 353,000 overall viewers and 136,000 key demo viewers (First half of the FTR & Daniel Garcia vs. House of Black Trios match)
8Q – 363,000 overall viewers and 134,000 key demo viewers (Latter half of the FTR & Garcia vs. House of Black Trios match & post-match brawl and the Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Big Bill, & Ricky Starks parking lot brawl)

More on AEW Battle of the Belts IX Viewership for January 13th

As noted before, AEW’s Battle of the Belts IX special on January 13th drew 351,000 overall viewers and a 0.09 key demographic rating on TNT.

Detailed key demographic viewership breakdowns were not available in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Dave Meltzer reported that AEW’s Battle of the Belts show was ranked 26th for the night. Meltzer reported that AEW’s show drew the lowest ever key demographic rating and viewership for a Battle of the Belts show in Battle of the Belts series history. Meltzer also reported that the main reason for AEW’s show series low numbers was due to the very stiff sports competition that night from the 2024 NFL Playoffs Wild Card game of Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the 2024 NFL Playoffs Wild Card game of Miami Dolphins vs. Kansas City Chiefs drew 28 million viewers on Peacock and local television markets, the NBA game of Golden State vs. Milwaukee Bucks drew 336,000 viewers on NBA TV, the College basketball game of USC vs. Colorado drew 267,000 viewers on ESPN2, Top Rank Boxing drew 590,000 viewers on ESPN, and On Patrol Live drew 799,000 viewers on REELZ Channel.

AEW Battle of the Belts IX quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 406,000 overall viewers and 130,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the AEW World Tag Team Championship Street Fight match of Le Sex Gods vs. Big Bill & Ricky Starks (c))
2Q – 347,000 overall viewers and 120,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the AEW World Tag Team Championship Street Fight match, the Serena Deeb video promo segment, and the bulk of the TBS Championship match of Anna Jay vs. Julia Hart (c))
3Q – 315,000 overall viewers and 102,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the TBS Championship match and the Jeff Jarrett & Pals backstage segment)
4Q – 336,000 overall viewers and 117,000 key demo viewers (AEW International Championship match of Preston Vance vs. Orange Cassidy (c) & post-match angle with Undisputed Kingdom)