More on AEW Dynamite Week 243 Viewership – May 29, 2024, Rampage Week 144 – May 24, Collision Week 46 – May 25

Jun 1, 2024

More on AEW Dynamite Viewership for May 29th

The May 29th episode of AEW Dynamite saw AEW gain a large increase in overall viewership, a small increase in key demographic rankings, and a slight increase in key demographic ratings.

AEW drew 787,000 viewers and a 0.25 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 reasons for AEW’s increases this week was due to a combination of the weaker than usual sports competition that night from the lack of NBA Playoff games and the large gains from their Over 50 viewership and older key demographic viewership groups, which the latter was up 13.5% compared to last week’s show. This reportedly offset the large decline from their younger key demographic viewership group, which was down 7.9% compared to last week’s show. Meltzer reported that AEW’s lead-in program Big Bang Theory drew 1,078,000 viewers and a 0.20 rating on TBS.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the 2024 NHL Playoffs Western Conference Finals Game 4 of Dallas Stars vs. Edmonton Oilers drew 1,756,000 viewers on TNT and 65,000 viewers on TruTV, the MLB game of Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers drew 225,000 viewers on MLB Network, the WNBA game of Las Vegas Aces vs. Minnesota Lynx drew 134,000 viewers on NBA TV, Sistas Series drew 877,000 viewers on BET, My 600-LB Life drew 409,000 viewers on TLC, House Hunters Repack drew 726,000 viewers on Home & Garden TV, and Top Chef drew 648,000 viewers on BRAVO.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 335,000 viewers.

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 931,000 viewers for their first quarter while their quarter low was at 689,000 viewers for their fourth quarter.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 14.9% in overall viewership and down 10.4% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 viewership was down 12.8% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Dynamite quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 931,000 overall viewers and 389,000 key demo viewers (Mercedes Mone & Skye Blue promo & brawl segment, the Elite video segment, and the start of the Swerve Strickland vs. Killswitch match)
2Q – 739,000 overall viewers and 324,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Strickland vs. Killswitch match and the Jon Moxley backstage promo segment)
3Q – 787,000 overall viewers and 347,000 key demo viewers (Chris Jericho & Big Bill promo segment & brawl with HOOK & stuff with Samoa Joe, the Stephanie Vaquer video segment, and the start of the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Eliminator match of Rocky Romero vs. Jon Moxley)
4Q – 689,000 overall viewers and 287,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Romero vs. Moxley match, the HOOK & Samoa Joe backstage interview segment, and the start of the Don Callis & Orange Cassidy promo segment)
5Q – 779,000 overall viewers and 333,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Callis, Cassidy, Stokely Hathaway, & Kris Statlander promo segment & Trent Beretta’s attack on Cassidy, the Matt Menard & Daniel Garcia backstage interview segment, and the start of the TBS Championship match of Skye Blue vs. Mercedes Mone)
6Q – 791,000 overall viewers and 337,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the TBS Championship match & post-match stuff with Stephanie Vaquer, the Hathaway & Statlander backstage interview segment, the MJF video segment, and the start of The Elite promo segment)
7Q – 778,000 overall viewers and 336,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Elite & Christopher Daniels promo segment & angle with The Acclaimed & Billy Gunn, the Swerve Strickland & Prince Nana backstage promo segment, the RUSH backstage promo segment, and the start of the AEW World Championship #1 Contender Forbidden Door Casino Gauntlet match)
8Q – 772,000 overall viewers and 325,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the AEW World Championship #1 Contender Forbidden Door Casino Gauntlet match)
Overrun – 850,000 overall viewers and 345,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the AEW World Championship #1 Contender Forbidden Door Casino Gauntlet match & post-match Will Ospreay & Swerve Strickland stuff)

More on AEW Rampage Viewership for May 24th

The May 24th episode of AEW Rampage saw AEW suffer a very large decline in overall viewership and a large decline in key demographic ratings and key demographic rankings. That week’s show was notable for Rampage returning to Friday following the prior week’s show airing on a Saturday night and for also being preempted to an earlier start time of 6PM EST due to TNT’s 2024 NBA Playoffs commitments on the network that night.

AEW drew 222,000 viewers and a 0.08 key demographic rating on TNT. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 36th 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 that week was due to the much earlier than usual start time for the show and a cable listing issuing affecting DVR viewership from many cable providers and markets. Meltzer reported that Rampage’s overall viewership was the lowest ever for a Rampage show and its key demographic viewership was the third lowest ever for a Rampage show in series history.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the 2024 College Softball Playoffs game of Texas A&M vs. Texas drew 641,000 viewers on ESPN2, SportsCenter drew 386,000 viewers on ESPN, and ARCA Racing event drew 302,000 viewers on FS1.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 106,000 viewers.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 49% in overall viewership and down 27.3% in key demographic viewership. The reason for the large declines was due to last year’s show aired on its usual Friday night timeslot.

AEW Rampage quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 242,000 overall viewers and 106,000 key demo viewers (PAC vs. Rocky Romero match & post-match promo by PAC and the Chris Jericho promo segment & brawl with Katsuyori Shibata, HOOK, & Big Bill)
2Q – 210,000 overall viewers and 107,000 key demo viewers (HOOK, Shibata, & Samoa Joe backstage segment, the Samoa Joe vs. Dom Kubrick, the Deonna Purrazzo backstage interview segment, and the start of the RUSH vs. Isiah Kassidy match)
3Q – 202,000 overall viewers and 101,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the RUSH vs. Kassidy match and the Brian Cage & Gates of Agony backstage interview segment)
4Q – 233,000 overall viewers and 103,000 key demo viewers (Willow Nightingale & Kris Statlander vs. Anna Jay & Alex Windsor match & post-match brawl with Mercedes Mone)

More on AEW Collision Viewership for May 25th

The May 25th episode of AEW Collision saw AEW suffer a very large decline in overall viewership and a slight decline in key demographic rankings. That week’s show was notable for being preempted to TBS due to TNT’s 2024 NHL Playoffs commitments on the network.

AEW drew 415,000 viewers and a 0.15 key demographic rating on TBS. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 6th place.

Dave Meltzer reported that the reason for AEW’s declines that week was due to a combination of the large decline from their Over 50 viewership group, which its percentage was not given, and a cable listing issuing affecting their DVR viewership from many cable providers and markets. Another reason reportedly was due to the large decline from their older key demographic viewership group, which its percentage was not given. This reportedly offset the large gains from their younger key demographic viewership group, which was up 25% compared to the prior week’s show. Meltzer reported that week’s show had the rare occurrence of AEW’s viewership not being badly hurt as much due to a WWE PLE event taking place on the same day. Meltzer reported that the reason for this likely was due to WWE’s King & Queen of the Ring 2024 generated much lower than usual interest for a WWE event.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the 2024 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 of Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers drew 6,482,000 viewers on ABC, the 2024 NHL Playoffs Western Conference Finals Game 2 of Edmonton Oilers vs. Dallas Stars drew 1,460,000 viewers on TNT and 78,000 viewers on TruTV, the MLB Baseball Night in America drew 1,942,000 viewers on FOX, the WNBA game of Indiana Fever vs. Las Vegas Aces drew 333,000 viewers on NBA TV, the 2024 College Softball Playoffs game of Oklahoma State vs. Arizona drew 968,000 viewers on ESPN, the 2024 College Softball Playoffs game of Stanford vs. LSU drew 661,000 viewers on ESPN, and On Patrol Live drew 638,000 viewers on REELZ Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 198,000 viewers. Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 64.5% in favor of males.

AEW Collision quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 436,000 overall viewers and 204,000 key demo viewers (Jon Moxley & Don Callis promo segment & brawl with Konosuke Takeshita and the Will Ospreay video promo segment)
2Q – 409,000 overall viewers and 207,000 key demo viewers (Hiroshi Tanahashi, Claudio Castagnoli, & Daniel Garcia vs. Lance Archer & The Righteous Trios match and the Young Bucks video segment)
3Q – 407,000 overall viewers and 194,000 key demo viewers (Lucha Bros vs. The Gunns tag team match & post-match stuff with PAC & Jay White and the Chris Jericho, Big Bill, & Bryan Keith backstage segment)
4Q – 428,000 overall viewers and 205,000 key demo viewers (Kyle O’Reilly vs. KM match, the Mercedes Mone vs. Willow Nightingale match hype video segment, the Nightingale promo segment, and the Trent Beretta & Rocky Romero backstage promo segment)
5Q – 421,000 overall viewers and 202,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Four-way Tag Team match of The Acclaimed vs. The Infantry vs. House of Black vs. Gates of Agony)
6Q – 431,000 overall viewers and 199,000 key demo viewers (Ending of The Acclaimed vs. The Infantry vs. House of Black vs. Gates of Agony tag team match & post-match promo by Adam Copeland, the “Timeless” Toni Storm video promo segment, and the bulk of the Mariah May vs. Leyla Hirsch match)
7Q – 393,000 overall viewers and 188,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the May vs. Hirsch match, the Serena Deeb backstage interview segment, the Christian Cage v. Swerve Strickland match hype video segment and the Young Bucks video segment,
8Q – 398,000 overall viewers and 184,000 key demo viewers (Bryan Danielson & FTR vs. Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal, & Satnam Singh Trios match & post-match promo by FTR)