More on AEW Dynamite Week 228 Viewership – Feb. 14, 2024, Rampage Week 129 – Feb. 9, Collision Week 34 – Feb. 10

Feb 17, 2024

More on AEW Dynamite Viewership for February 14th

The February 14th episode of AEW Dynamite saw AEW gain a slight increase in overall viewership, key demographic ratings, and key demographic rankings.

AEW drew 811,000 viewers and a 0.30 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 the large increase from their younger male key demographic viewership group, which was up 33.7% compared to last week’s show. Another reason reportedly was due to their lead-in programming Big Bang Theory viewership rebounding from last week’s lower than usual viewership and ratings and the large gain from their older female key demographic viewership group, which was up 43.4% compared to last week’s show. This reportedly offset the declines from their younger female key demographic viewership and older male key demographic viewership groups, which were down 15.6% and 12.3% respectively compared to last week’s show.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the NBA game of Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers drew 864,000 viewers on ESPN, the College basketball game of Tennessee vs. Arkansas drew 532,000 viewers on ESPN2, the College basketball game of Miami vs. Clemson drew 266,000 viewers on ESPN2, the NHL game of Florida Panthers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins drew 294,000 viewers on TNT, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills drew 944,000 viewers on BRAVO, Sistas Series drew 969,000 viewers on BET, and Challenge New Champion drew 521,000 viewers on MTV.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 393,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 was 127,000 viewers (up 33.7%), Females 18-34 was 54,000 viewers (down 15.6%), Males 35-49 was 136,000 viewers (down 12.3%), and Females 35-49 was 76,000 viewers (up 43.4%). Meltzer reported that AEW’s male/female viewership split was 263,000 male viewers and 130,000 female viewers for a split of 66.9% 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 944,000 viewers for their first quarter while their quarter low was at 725,000 viewers for their eighth quarter.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 1.9% in overall viewership and but up 11.6% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 viewership was up 32.1% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Dynamite quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 944,000 overall viewers and 411,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Jon Moxley vs. Dax Harwood match)
2Q – 905,000 overall viewers and 431,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Moxley vs. Harwood match & post-match brawl with Claudio Castagnoli & Cash Wheeler, the Don Callis Family backstage interview segment, the Wardlow vs. Barrett Brown match, and the Young Bucks video segment)
3Q – 762,000 overall viewers and 354,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Adam Copeland vs. Daniel Garcia match)
4Q – 792,000 overall viewers and 384,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Copeland vs. Garcia match & post-match brawl with The Patriarchy and the Samoa Joe in-ring promo segment)
5Q – 833,000 overall viewers and 422,000 key demo viewers (Joe, Swerve Strickland, & Hangman Page in-ring promo segment, the Toni Storm, Mariah May, & Luther video segment, the Deonna Purrazzo backstage interview segment, and the start of the Top Flight vs. Young Bucks tag team match)
6Q – 785,000 overall viewers and 409,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Top Flight vs. Young Bucks match & the Young Bucks & Darby Allin promo
7Q – 741,000 overall viewers and 369,000 key demo viewers (Bang Bang Scissors Gang backstage interview segment and the bulk of the Willow Nightingale vs. Skye Blue match)
8Q – 725,000 overall viewers and 363,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Nightingale vs. Blue match and the bulk of the Texas Death Match of Orange Cassidy vs. Matt Taven)
Overrun – 785,000 overall viewers and 405,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Texas Death Match)

More on AEW Rampage Viewership for February 9th

The February 9th episode of AEW Rampage saw AEW gain a very large increase in overall viewership and key demographic rankings and a small increase in key demographic ratings.

AEW drew 456,000 viewers and a 0.14 key demographic rating on TNT. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 7th place

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

Dave Meltzer reported that the main reason for AEW’s increases that week was due to the large increases from their overall key demographic viewership and younger key demographic viewership groups, which were up 38.8% and 19.1% respectively compared to the prior week’s show. Meltzer reported that AEW’s overall viewership was its highest since their April 7, 2023 show and key demographic viewership was its highest since their October 13, 2023 show.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the NBA game of New Orleans Pelicans vs. Los Angeles Lakers drew 570,000 viewers on NBA TV, the College basketball game of San Jose State vs. Colorado State drew 72,000 viewers on FS1, the College Softball game of Texas vs. UCLA drew 297,000 viewers on ESPN, House Hunters drew 989,000 viewers on Home and Garden TV, On Patrol Live drew 952,000 viewers on REELZ Channel, and Unbelievable with Dan A. drew 682,000 viewers on History Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 186,000 viewers.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was up 21.6% in overall viewership and up 20% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 viewership was down 3.4% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Rampage quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 495,000 overall viewers and 207,000 key demo viewers (Orange Cassidy, Trent Beretta, & Rocky Romero vs. Undisputed Kingdom Trios match & post-match Roderick Strong & Romero brawl)
2Q – 465,000 overall viewers and 183,000 key demo viewers (Young Bucks vs. Mondo Rox & Robbie Lit match & post-match Young Bucks in-ring interview segment)
3Q – 440,000 overall viewers and 174,000 key demo viewers (Mistico vs. Matt Sydal match and the Brian Cage & Prince Nana backstage interview segment)
4Q – 425,000 overall viewers and 179,000 key demo viewers (Willow Nightingale & Kris Statlander vs. The Outcasts tag team match & post-match angle with Skye Blue & Julia Hart)

More on AEW Collision Viewership for February 10th

The February 10th 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 491,000 viewers and a 0.15 key demographic rating on TNT. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 12th place.

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

Dave Meltzer reported that the main reasons for AEW’s increases that week was due to the large increases from their overall key demographic viewership group, which was up 29.9% compared to the prior week’s show. Meltzer reported that AEW’s overall viewership was its highest since the October 21, 2023 show and key demographic viewership was its highest since the December 23, 2023 show.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the NBA game of Golden State Warriors vs. Phoenix Suns drew 2,573,000 viewers on ABC, the College basketball game of Baylor vs. Kansas drew 1,430,000 viewers on ESPN, the College basketball game of Tennessee vs. Texas A&M drew 961,000 viewers on ESPN, the College basketball game of Indiana vs. Purdue drew 1,195,000 viewers on FOX, the College basketball game of Virginia vs. Florida State drew 365,000 viewers on The CW, the Mexican Liga MX soccer game of Cruz Azul vs. Atletico de San Luis drew 125,000 viewers on TUDN, and On Patrol Live drew 932,000 viewers on REELZ Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 204,000 viewers.

AEW Collision quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 494,000 overall viewers and 199,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Blackpool Combat Club vs. Esfinge & Star Jr. tag team match)
2Q – 384,000 overall viewers and 198,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the BCC vs. Esfinge & Star Jr. tag team match & post-match Jon Moxley promo & brawl with FTR & Claudio Castagnoli and the start of the Daniel Garcia vs. Shane Taylor match)
3Q – 471,000 overall viewers and 203,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Garcia vs. Taylor match, the Young Bucks, Sting, & Darby Allin video segment, the Eddie Kingston backstage interview segment, the Brian Cage vs. The Outrunners 2-on-1 Handicap match, and the Undisputed Kingdom & Tomohiro Ishii backstage interview segment)
4Q – 538,000 overall viewers and 224,000 key demo viewers (Adam Copeland & Daniel Garcia in-ring promo segment, the Willow Nightingale, Kris Statlander, & Stokely Hathaway backstage interview segment, and the start of the Brody King vs. Mark Briscoe match)
5Q – 519,000 overall viewers and 217,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the King vs. Briscoe match and the Bryan Keith backstage promo segment)
6Q – 480,000 overall viewers and 206,000 key demo viewers (Deonna Purrazzo vs. Kiera Hogan match and the bulk of the “Timeless” Toni Storm vs. Queen Aminata match)
7Q – 469,000 overall viewers and 200,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Storm vs. Queen Aminata match and the start of the AEW International Championship match of Tomohiro Ishii vs. Orange Cassidy (c))
8Q – 476,000 overall viewers and 188,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the AEW International Championship match & post-match brawl with Undisputed Kingdom, Ishii, & Trent Beretta)