More on AEW Dynamite Week 252 Viewership – July 31, 2024, Rampage Week 153 – July 26, Collision Week 55 – July 27, Battle of the Belts XI Ratings

Aug 4, 2024

More on AEW Dynamite Viewership for July 31st

The July 31st episode of AEW Dynamite saw AEW suffer a very large decline in overall viewership, a large decline in key demographic ratings, and a slight decline in key demographic rankings.

AEW drew 609,000 viewers and a 0.18 key demographic rating on TBS. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 8th place.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the main reasons for AEW’s declines this week was due to very stiff sports competition from the 2024 Summer Olympics Games and the very large decline from their older key demographic viewership group, which was down 46% compared to last week’s show. Meltzer reported that AEW’s overall viewership was the second lowest ever for a Dynamite show in its regular timeslot in Dynamite history, only behind the June 19th show. Meltzer reported that AEW’s lead-in Big Bang Theory drew 758,000 viewers and a 0.10 rating which was the lowest ever for a show in series history.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the 2024 Summer Olympic Games drew 13,374,000 viewers on NBC and 1,273,000 viewers on USA Network, the MLB simulcast games of Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh vs. Houston drew 209,000 viewers on MLB Network, Expedition Unknown drew 744,000 viewers on Discovery Channel, and Sistas Series drew 807,000 viewers on BET.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 231,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 64,000 viewers, Females 18-34 had 31,000 viewers, Males 35-49 had 91,000 viewers, and Females 35-49 had 45,000 viewers. Meltzer reported that AEW’s male/female viewership skew was 67.1% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 31.9% in overall viewership and down 43.1% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 viewership was down 32.1% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Dynamite quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 650,000 overall viewers and 230,000 key demo viewers (MJF promo segment & brawl & promo with Ospreay and the start of the Ospreay vs. Lance Archer match)
2Q – 599,000 overall viewers and 214,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Ospreay vs. Archer match & post-match brawl & promo with MJF & Kyle Fletcher and the Swerve Strickland video segment)
3Q – 593,000 overall viewers and 223,000 key demo viewers (The Learning Tree backstage interview segment and the CMLL Women’s World Championship Eliminator match of Kris Statlander vs. Willow Nightingale)
4Q – 601,000 overall viewers and 237,000 key demo viewers (CMLL Women’s World Championship Eliminator post-match brawl segment, the Bryan Danielson & Jeff Jarrett backstage promo video segment, and the start of the Danielson promo segment)
5Q – 645,000 overall viewers and 257,000 key demo viewers (Danielson & Swerve Strickland promo segment, the Danielson and Jeff Jarrett & Pals backstage segment, and the start of The Conglomeration vs. Roderick Strong, RUSH, & The Beast Mortos Trios match)
6Q – 584,000 overall viewers and 221,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of The Conglomeration vs. Strong, RUSH, & Mortos Trios match, the Acclaimed & Billy Gunn backstage interview segment, the Mariah May backstage interview video segment, and the “Timeless” Toni Storm promo segment)
7Q – 598,000 overall viewers and 242,000 key demo viewers (The Mercedes Mone & Britt Baker video segment, the Kamille vs. Brittany Jade match & post-match promo by Mone, and the start of the Darby Allin vs. Hangman Adam Page match)
8Q – 590,000 overall viewers and 221,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Allin vs. Page match)
Overrun – 617,000 overall viewers and 238,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Allin vs. Page match)

More on AEW Rampage Viewership for July 26th

The July 26th episode of AEW Rampage saw AEW gain a large increase in key demographic rankings and a small increase in overall viewership.

AEW drew 306,000 viewers and a 0.10 key demographic rating on TNT. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 13th 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 very large increase from their younger key demographic viewership group, which was up 75% compared to the prior week’s show. This reportedly offset the very stiff competition from the 2024 Summer Olympic Games that night and the large decline from their older key demographic viewership group, which was down 20.7% compared to the prior week’s show. Meltzer reported that of the Top 25 ranked cable shows that night, only Rampage and On Patrol Live were the non-news programs to be ranked on the list.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the 2024 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony drew 15,113,000 viewers on NBC, On Patrol Live drew 718,000 viewers on REELZ Channel, and 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After First Look drew 469,000 viewers on TLC.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 127,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 20,000 viewers, Females 18-34 had 15,000 viewers, Males 35-49 had 60,000 viewers, and Females 35-49 had 32,000 viewers. Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 63% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 5.6% in overall viewership and down 0.8% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 viewership was down 16.7% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Rampage quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 331,000 overall viewers and 149,000 key demo viewers (First third of the Royal Rampage match)
2Q – 307,000 overall viewers and 128,000 key demo viewers (Second third of the Royal Rampage match)
3Q – 308,000 overall viewers and 122,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Royal Rampage match and the Willow Nightingale video promo segment)
4Q – 279,000 overall viewers and 108,000 key demo viewers (Kris Statlander vs. Leila Gray match, the Lance Archer vs. Alejandro match, The Outcasts backstage interview segment, and the Don Callis Family vs. Private Party vs. The Righteous vs. The Outrunners Four-way Tag Team match)

More on AEW Collision Viewership for July 27th

The July 27th episode of AEW Collision saw AEW suffer a very large decline in overall viewership, a large decline in key demographic rankings, and a small decline in key demographic ratings.

AEW drew 382,000 viewers and a 0.12 key demographic rating on TNT. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 15th 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 very stiff sports competition from the 2024 Summer Olympics Games that night and the large decline from their younger key demographic viewership group, which was down 46.3% compared to the prior week’s show. Meltzer reported that Collision was the highest non-sports and non-news program show that ranked that night.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the 2024 Summer Olympics Games drew 13,430,000 viewers on NBC and 1,246,000 viewers on USA Network, the MLB game of New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox drew 2,065,000 viewers on FOX, UFC 304 Prelims drew 774,000 viewers on ESPN2, the soccer game of Arsenal vs. Manchester United drew 312,000 viewers on ESPN, and On Patrol Live drew 756,000 viewers on REELZ Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 159,000 viewers.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 48.3% in overall viewership and down 55.1% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 viewership was down 71.4% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Collision quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 418,000 overall viewers and 198,000 key demo viewers (Orange Cassidy vs. Johnny TV match & post-match brawl with Taya Valkyrie & Willow Nightingale)
2Q – 392,000 overall viewers and 177,000 key demo viewers (Bang Bang Gang backstage promo segment and the bulk of the Blackpool Combat Club vs. Top Flight vs. Brian Cage & Lee Moriarty Three-way tag team match)
3Q – 381,000 overall viewers and 152,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Blackpool Combat Club vs. Top Flight vs. Cage & Moriarty Three-way tag team match, the Willow Nightingale & The Conglomeration backstage interview segment, and the start of the Hologram vs. The Beast Mortos match)
4Q – 384,000 overall viewers and 139,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Hologram vs. Mortos match and the Thunder Rosa vs. Maya World match)
5Q – 401,000 overall viewers and 155,000 key demo viewers (Lance Archer backstage jobbers destruction & promo segment and the bulk of The Conglomeration vs. Premier Athletes Trios match)
6Q – 390,000 overall viewers and 153,000 key demo viewers (Ending of The Conglomeration vs. Premier Athletes Trios match, the Chris Jericho backstage interview segment, the Archer vs. some jobber match, and the start of the FTR vs. MxM Collection tag team match)
7Q – 364,000 overall viewers and 155,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the FTR vs. MxM Collection tag team match and the Acclaimed backstage promo segment)
8Q – 330,000 overall viewers and 146,000 key demo viewers (Lio Rush vs. PAC match)

More on AEW Battle of the Belts XI Viewership for July 27th

As noted before, AEW’s Battle of the Belts XI show on July 27th drew 308,000 viewers and a 0.09 key demographic rating.

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

Dave Meltzer reported that Battle of the Belts XI ranking for that night was 22nd place.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the 2024 Summer Olympics Games drew 13,430,000 viewers on NBC and 1,246,000 viewers on USA Network, the MLB game of New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox drew 2,065,000 viewers on FOX, UFC 304 Prelims drew 774,000 viewers on ESPN2, the soccer game of Arsenal vs. Manchester United drew 312,000 viewers on ESPN, On Patrol Live drew 756,000 viewers on REELZ Channel, and House Hunters drew 614,000 viewers on Home & Garden TV.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 124,000 viewers.

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

1Q – 325,000 overall viewers and 132,000 key demo viewers (AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator match of Taya Valkyrie vs. “Timeless” Toni Storm)
2Q – 307,000 overall viewers and 130,000 key demo viewers (AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator post-match Storm promo segment, the Kip Sabian backstage interview segment, and the bulk of the CMLL Women’s World Championship Eliminator match of Deonna Purrazzo vs. Willow Nightingale)
3Q – 285,000 overall viewers and 114,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the CMLL Women’s World Championship Eliminator match and the start of the Vacant ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship match of The Undisputed Kingdom vs. Dustin Rhodes & The Von Erichs)
4Q – 313,000 overall viewers and 120,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Vacant ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship match & post-match Rhodes & The Von Erichs celebration)