More on AEW Dynamite Week 257 Viewership – Sept. 4, 2024, Dynamite Week 256 Viewership, Rampage Week 158 – Aug. 30, Collision Week 60 – Aug. 31

Sep 8, 2024

More on AEW Dynamite Viewership for August 28th

The August 28th episode of AEW Dynamite saw AEW suffer a slight decline in overall viewership and key demographic ratings.

AEW drew 697,000 viewers and a 0.23 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 reasons for AEW’s declines that week was due to the large decline from their younger key demographic viewership group, which was down 11.5% compared to the prior week’s show. This reportedly offset the gains from their Over 50 key demographic viewership group, which its percentage was not given, and their older key demographic viewership group, which was up 1% compared to the prior week’s show. Meltzer reported that AEW’s lead-in Big Bang Theory drew 888,000 viewers and a 0.15 rating.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 303,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 67,000 viewers, Females 18-34 had 33,000 viewers, Males 35-49 had 138,000 viewers, and Females 35-49 had 65,000 viewers. Meltzer reported that AEW’s male/female viewership skew was 67.3% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 20% in overall viewership and down 22.1% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 viewership was down 24.8% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Dynamite quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 765,000 overall viewers and 323,000 key demo viewers (Jon Moxley interview segment, The Conglomeration, HOOK, & Willow Nightingale backstage interview segment, and the start of the Hangman Adam Page vs. Tomohiro Ishii)
2Q – 712,000 overall viewers and 303,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Page vs. Ishii match)
3Q – 706,000 overall viewers and 295,000 key demo viewers (Post-match Page & Swerve Strickland promo segment, the Jamie Hayter vs. Harley Cameron match, and the Learning Tree & Roderick Strong backstage interview segment)
4Q – 687,000 overall viewers and 287,000 key demo viewers (The Will Ospreay vs. MJF match recap video segment and the MJF & Daniel Garcia promo segment)
5Q – 698,000 overall viewers and 307,000 key demo viewers (Ricochet video segment and the HOOK & The Conglomeration vs. Roderick Strong & The Learning Tree Eight-Man Tag Team match)
6Q – 671,000 overall viewers and 292,000 key demo viewers (Mercedes Mone, Kamille, Private Party, & Kazuchika Okada backstage segment and the Mariah May interview segment)
7Q – 644,000 overall viewers and 283,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the May interview segment, the Grizzled Young Veterans video promo segment, the Konosuke Takeshita video segment, and the start of the Ricochet vs. Kyle Fletcher match)
8Q – 697,000 overall viewers and 313,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Ricochet vs. Fletcher match & post-match angle with Will Ospreay & PAC, the Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir backstage promo & brawl segment, and the start of the Bryan Danielson promo segment)
Overrun – 715,000 overall viewers and 336,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Danielson promo segment & Jack Perry promo & brawl)

More on AEW Dynamite Viewership for September 4th

The September 4th episode of AEW Dynamite saw AEW suffer a small decline in overall viewership, key demographic ratings, and key demographic rankings.

AEW drew 660,000 viewers and a 0.19 key demographic rating on TBS. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 5th 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 large declines 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 its percentage was not given. Meltzer reported that AEW’s lead-in Big Bang Theory rating was a 0.08 and the lowest ever for an episode in series history. Meltzer reported that the previous record was a 0.12 rating for the Big Bang Theory and that night was generally bad overall for TBS for ratings.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the Donald Trump interview special drew 4,445,000 viewers on FOX News, the 2024 NFL Kickoff Eve Special drew 1,558,000 viewers on NBC, the 2024 US Open Quarterfinals drew 1,356,000 viewers on ESPN, the MLB game of Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals drew 303,000 viewers on FS1, Expedition X drew 818,000 viewers on Discovery Channel, The Challenge drew 479,000 viewers on MTV, Million Dollar List Los Angeles drew 454,000 viewers on BRAVO, and Pawn Stars drew 461,000 viewers on History Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 259,000 viewers.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 25.6% in overall viewership and down 36.7% in key demographic viewership.

AEW Dynamite quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 810,000 overall viewers and 347,000 key demo viewers (Daniel Garcia & MJF promo & brawl segment and the Conglomeration & Willow Nightingale backstage interview segment)
2Q – 660,000 overall viewers and 266,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the AEW Continental Championship match of Kyle Fletcher vs. Kazuchika Okada (c))
3Q – 614,000 overall viewers and 233,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the AEW Continental Championship match, the Swerve Strickland & Prince Nana video segment, and the Jamie Hayter vs. Robyn Renegade match)
4Q – 651,000 overall viewers and 248,000 key demo viewers (Roderick Strong backstage interview segment with HOOK, the Jon Moxley, Marina Shafir, & The Elite backstage segment, the Moxley promo segment, and The Learning Tree backstage interview segment with Orange Cassidy)
5Q – 643,000 overall viewers and 229,000 key demo viewers (AEW Women’s World Championship match of Nyla Rose vs. Mariah May (c) and the Deonna Purrazzo video promo segment)
6Q – 597,000 overall viewers and 227,000 key demo viewers (Mercedes Mone, Kamille, Hikaru Shida, & Christopher Daniels promo segment and The Elite backstage promo segment)
7Q – 652,000 overall viewers and 252,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Blackpool Combat Club & PAC vs. The Conglomeration & Will Ospreay Trios match)
8Q – 671,000 overall viewers and 313,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the BCC & PAC vs. The Conglomeration & Ospreay Trios match & post-match promo by Claudio Castagnoli and the PAC & Ospreay backstage brawl segment)
Overrun – 665,000 overall viewers and 272,000 key demo viewers (Swerve Strickland & Hangman Adam Page promo segment & Page burning down Strickland’s childhood home angle)

More on AEW Rampage Viewership for August 30th

The August 30th episode of AEW Rampage saw AEW suffer a large decline in overall viewership and a small decline in key demographic ratings.

AEW drew 218,000 viewers and a 0.07 key demographic rating on TNT. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night is currently not known.

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 stiff sports competition from College football that night and the very large decline from their overall key demographic viewership group, which was down 26.9% compared to the prior week’s show. Meltzer reported that AEW’s overall viewership was the second lowest ever for a Rampage show in its normal timeslot in Rampage history.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the 2024 Summer Paralympics Games Opening Ceremony drew 1,193,000 viewers on NBC, the College football game of Temple vs. Oklahoma drew 1,651,000 viewers on ESPN, the College football game of Florida Atlantic vs. Michigan State drew 744,000 viewers on Big Ten Network, and 90 Day Fiance First Look drew 301,000 viewers on TLC.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 95,000 viewers. Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 64.2% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 41.3% in overall viewership and down 34.5% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 viewership was down 42.9% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Rampage quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 213,000 overall viewers and 108,000 key demo viewers (Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal vs. The Undisputed Kingdom vs. Private Party Three-way tag team match, the Konosuke Takeshita video segment, and the Beast Mortos video segment)
2Q – 236,000 overall viewers and 94,000 key demo viewers (Mina Shirakawa vs. Missa Kate match, the Stokely Hathaway & Kris Statlander backstage promo segment, and the bulk of the Grizzled Young Veterans vs. The Outrunners tag team match)
3Q – 201,000 overall viewers and 82,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Grizzled Young Veterans vs. The Outrunners tag team match, the Komander video segment, the Nyla Rose vs. Aminah Belmont match, and the Lio Rush video segment)
4Q – 223,000 overall viewers and 94,000 key demo viewers (Konosuke Takeshita vs. The Beast Mortos vs. Komander vs. Lio Rush Four-way match)

More on AEW Collision Viewership for August 31st

The August 31st episode of AEW Collision saw AEW suffer a very large decline in overall viewership and a small decline in key demographic ratings. That week’s show was notable for taking place on the same day as WWE’s Bash In Berlin event but did not go head-to-head against it.

AEW drew 289,000 viewers and a 0.10 key demographic rating on TNT. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 19th place.

Dave Meltzer reported that the main reason for AEW’s declines that week was due to a combination of the usual trend of Collision almost always suffering a large decline whenever WWE holds a PLE event on the same day and the stiff sports competition from College football that night. Another reason reportedly was due to the large declines from their Over 50 viewership group, which its percentage was not given, and overall key demographic viewership group, which was down 17.8% compared to the prior week’s show. Meltzer reported that AEW’s overall viewership was the lowest ever for a Collision show in its normal timeslot in Collision series history.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the College football game of Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M drew 7,918,000 viewers on ABC, the College Football game of UCLA vs. Hawaii drew 1,134,000 viewers on CBS, the College football game of Fresno State vs. Michigan drew 2,559,000 viewers on NBC, the College football game of Idaho State vs. Oregon State drew 381,000 viewers on The CW, the College Football game of Western Kentucky vs. Alabama drew 1,849,000 viewers on ESPN, the 2024 US Open Third Round drew 677,000 viewers on ESPN2, the Baseball Night in America baseball game drew 2,040,000 viewers on FOX, and Forbidden Love drew 236,000 viewers on TLC,

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 139,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 19,000 viewers, Females 18-34 had 24,000 viewers, Males 35-49 had 71,000 viewers, and Females 35-49 had 25,000 viewers. Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 64.7% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 13.6% in overall viewership and down 3.5% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 viewership was up 2.4% compared to the same week last year. Meltzer reported that last year’s show had went head-to-head against WWE’s Payback 2023 event.

AEW Collision quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 312,000 overall viewers and 132,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Hologram & The Conglomeration vs. The Beast Mortos, Lee Moriarty, & Johnny TV Trios match)
2Q – 309,000 overall viewers and 146,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Hologram & The Conglomeration vs. Mortos, Moriarty, & Johnny TV Trios match, the Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir video segment, and the Bang Bang Gang vs. Premier Athletes Trios match)
3Q – 274,000 overall viewers and 143,000 key demo viewers (Mercedes Mone video segment, the Hikaru Shida video segment, and the bulk of the FTR vs. Undisputed Kingdom tag team match)
4Q – 270,000 overall viewers and 134,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the FTR vs. Undisputed Kingdom match & post-match Grizzled Young Veterans brawl & promo, the Thunder Rosa video promo segment, the Lance Archer destruction of people backstage segment, and the start of the Top Flight, Action Andretti, & Lio Rush vs. Iron Savages, Jacked Jameson, & Turbo Floyd Eight-Man Tag Team match)
5Q – 308,000 overall viewers and 161,000 key demo viewers (Ending of Top Flight, Andretti, & Rush vs. Iron Savages, Jameson, & Floyd Eight-Man Tag Team match, the Queen Aminata & Serena Deeb backstage interview segment, and the bulk of the Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kyle Fletcher match)
6Q – 277,000 overall viewers and 132,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Ishii vs. Fletcher match, the Queen Aminata video segment, the Bryan Danielson & Jack Perry video segment, the PAC backstage interview segment with Orange Cassidy & Kyle O’Reilly, and the start of the Buddy Matthews vs. Komander match)
7Q – 258,000 overall viewers and 121,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Matthews & Komander match & post-match promo with MxM Collection & House of Black, the Serena Deeb video segment, and the Nyla Rose video segment)
8Q – 297,000 overall viewers and 135,000 key demo viewers (TBS Championship #1 Contender match of Queen Aminata vs. Hikaru Shida vs. Serena Deeb vs. Thunder Rosa)
Overrun – 327,000 overall viewers and 146,000 key demo viewers (TBS Championship #1 Contender match)