More on AEW Dynamite Week 231 Viewership – March 6, 2024, Rampage Week 132 – March 1, Collision Week 36 – March 2

Mar 9, 2024

More on AEW Dynamite Viewership for March 6th

The March 6th episode of AEW Dynamite saw AEW suffer a large decline in overall viewership and slight decline in key demographic ratings. This week’s show was notable for being Dynamite’s new “Season Premiere” show.

AEW drew 779,000 viewers and a 0.27 key demographic rating on TBS. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 3rd 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 declines this week was due to the decline in their overall key demographic viewership group, which was down 6.8% compared to last week’s show, and male key demographic viewership group, which its percentage was not given.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the NBA game of Los Angeles Clippers vs. Houston Rockets drew 1,365,000 viewers on ESPN, the College basketball game of Tennessee vs. South Carolina drew 740,000 viewers on ESPN2, the College basketball game of BYU vs. Iowa State drew 564,000 viewers on ESPN2, the College basketball game of UConn vs. Marquette drew 523,000 viewers on FS1, the NHL game of Buffalo Sabres vs. Toronto Maple Leafs drew 357,000 viewers on TNT, the NHL game of Detroit Red Wings vs. Colorado Avalanche drew 286,000 viewers on TNT, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills drew 1,132,000 viewers on BRAVO, Sistas Series drew 957,000 viewers on BET, and Challenge New Champion drew 274,000 viewers on MTV.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 355,000 viewers. Meltzer reported that AEW’s male/female viewership split was 68.5% 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 930,000 viewers for their first quarter while their quarter low was at 654,000 viewers for their eighth quarter.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 9.2% in overall viewership and down 6.6% in key demographic viewership.

AEW Dynamite quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 930,000 overall viewers and 394,000 key demo viewers (Swerve Strickland, Samoe Joe, & Undisputed Kingdom promo segment and bulk of the Strickland & Joe vs. Undisputed Kingdom tag team match)
2Q – 785,000 overall viewers and 348,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Strickland & Joe vs. Undisputed Kingdom tag team match & post-match angle with Wardlow, the HOOK & Chris Jericho backstage segment, and the Young Bucks backstage segment)
3Q – 792,000 overall viewers and 349,000 key demo viewers (FTW Championship match of Brian Cage vs. HOOK (c) & post-match brawl with Gates of Agony & Jericho, the Tony Khan video promo segment, and the Orange Cassidy, Trent Beretta, Chuck Taylor, & Rocky Romero backstage interview segment)
4Q – 779,000 overall viewers and 368,000 key demo viewers (Matt Menard vs. Killswitch match & post-match brawl with Daniel Garcia, Nick Wayne, & Adam Copeland, and the Kyle O’Reilly backstage interview segment)
5Q – 855,000 overall viewers and 411,000 key demo viewers (Sting video package segment and the Young Bucks in-ring announcements segment & brawl with Eddie Kingston & Kazuchika Okada debut)
6Q – 726,000 overall viewers and 330,000 key demo viewers (Riho vs. Kris Statlander match, the “Timeless” Toni Storm, Mariah May, & Luther backstage interview segment, and the Willow Nightingale & Stokely Hathaway backstage interview segment)
7Q – 747,000 overall viewers and 351,000 key demo viewers (Darby Allin & Jay White promo segment, the Skye Blue & Julia Hart backstage promo segment, the House of Black video promo segment, and the Mark Briscoe & Jay Lethal backstage interview segment)
8Q – 654,000 overall viewers and 305,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher match)
Overrun – 676,000 overall viewers and 323,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Ospreay vs. Fletcher match & post-match angle with Brian Danielson)

More on AEW Rampage Viewership for March 1st

The March 1st episode of AEW Rampage saw AEW suffer a small decline in overall viewership and key demographic rankings and a slight decline in key demographic ratings.

AEW drew 344,000 viewers and a 0.10 key demographic rating on TNT. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 25th place.

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

Dave Meltzer reported that the reason for AEW’s declines that week was due to the small decline from their younger key demographic viewership group, which was down 4.8% compared to the prior week’s show.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the NBA game of Milwaukee Bucks vs. Chicago Bulls drew 1,167,000 viewers on ESPN, the College basketball game of Dayton vs. Loyola Chicago drew 268,000 viewers on ESPN2, NASCAR Trucks Las Vegas race drew 603,000 viewers on FS1, On Patrol Live drew 762,000 viewers on REELZ Channel, and House Hunters drew 767,000 viewers on Home & Garden TV.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 137,000 viewers. Meltzer reported that AEW’s male/female viewership was 70.8% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 12.9% in overall viewership but up 5.4% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 viewership was up 14.3% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Rampage quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 379,000 overall viewers and 153,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Claudio Castagnoli vs. Rugido match)
2Q – 314,000 overall viewers and 133,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Castagnoli vs. Rugido match & post-match brawl with Magnus, the Sting video segment, the Samoa Joe, Swerve Strickland, & Hangman Adam Page video segment, the Lance Archer & The Righteous vs. Anaya, Vaught, & Luke Langley Trios match, and the Deonna Purrazzo vs. “Timeless” Toni Storm match hype video segment)
3Q – 333,000 overall viewers and 127,000 key demo viewers (Riho vs. Trish Adora match and the Ruby Soho, Angelo Parker, Saraya, & Harley Cameron backstage segment & Zak Knight attack to Parker)
4Q – 351,000 overall viewers and 135,000 key demo viewers (Magnus video package segment and the All-Star Scramble Qualifier match of Magnus vs. Matt Sydal)

More on AEW Collision Viewership for March 2nd

The March 2nd episode of AEW Collision 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 being a taped and not a live show due to AEW giving their talent that night off as an extra day of rest for their Revolution 2024 event.

AEW drew 455,000 viewers and a 0.13 key demographic rating on TNT. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 10th 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 large gains from their younger key demographic viewership and older female key demographic viewership groups, which were up 31.7% and 48.1% respectively compared to the prior week’s show. Another reason reportedly was due to the large gain from their older male key demographic viewership group, which was up 9.3% compared to the prior week’s show. That reportedly offset the stiff sports competition that night.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the NBA game of Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers drew 3,046,000 viewers on ABC, the College basketball game of Michigan State vs. Purdue drew 1,321,000 viewers on FOX, the College basketball game of Tennessee vs. Alabama drew 1,566,000 viewers on ESPN, the College basketball game of Houston vs. Oklahoma drew 452,000 viewers on ESPN2, the College basketball game of Xavier vs. Georgetown drew 162,000 viewers on FS1, and On Patrol Live drew 840,000 viewers on REELZ Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 175,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 was 40,000 viewers (up 100%), Females 18-34 was 14,000 viewers (down 33.3%), Males 35-49 was 82,000 viewers (up 9.3%) and Females 35-49 was 40,000 viewers (up 48.1%). Meltzer reported that AEW’s male/female viewership split was 122,000 male viewers and 54,000 female viewers for a split of 69.1% in favor of males.

AEW Collision quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 498,000 overall viewers and 166,000 key demo viewers (Buddy Matthews, Mark Briscoe, & House of Black brawl segment, the Swerve Strickland backstage promo segment, and the start of the All-Star Scramble Qualifying Three-way match of Dante Martin vs. “The Bounty Hunter” Bryan Keith and Penta El Zero Miedo)
2Q – 480,000 overall viewers and 175,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Martin vs. Keith vs. Penta match, the Hangman Adam Page backstage promo segment, and the Mariah May vs. Angelica Risk match & the bulk of the post-match Toni Storm & Deonna Purrazzo promo & brawl)
3Q – 457,000 overall viewers and 173,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Storm, Purrazzo, & May promo & brawl segment and the bulk of the Bang Bang Scissor Gang vs. Dark Order Trios match)
4Q – 463,000 overall viewers and 182,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Bang Bang Scissor Gang vs. Dark Order Trios match, the Willow Nightingale, Kris Statlander, & Stokely Hathaway backstage interview segment, and the bulk of the Wardlow & Chris Jericho promo segment)
5Q – N/A
6Q – 432,000 overall viewers and 174,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Wardlow & Jericho promo segment & brawl with Powerhouse Hobbs, the Serena Deeb backstage interview segment, and the Private Party vs. Christopher Daniels & Matt Sydal tag team match & post-match angle with Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal & Pals)
7Q – 427,000 overall viewers and 185,000 key demo viewers (Bryan Danielson vs. Eddie Kingston match hype video segment and the first half of the Brian Cage, Roderick Strong, Christian Cage, & Killswitch vs. Orange Cassidy, Trent Beretta, Daniel Garcia, & HOOK match)
8Q – 425,000 overall viewers and 173,000 key demo viewers (Latter half of the Cage, Strong, Cage, & Killswitch vs. Cassidy, Beretta, Garcia, & HOOK match & post-match brawl with Matt Menard & Nick Wayne)

*** The viewership for one of the quarter hours is currently not known due to Meltzer only listed seven quarters and might have merged two quarters together by accident. The quarter that is missing or was accidentally merged is not known beyond it not being the first two and last two quarters.