More on AEW Dynamite Week 260 Viewership – Sept. 25, 2024, Rampage Week 161 – Sept. 20, Collision Week 63 – Sept. 21

Sep 28, 2024

More on AEW Dynamite Viewership for September 25th

The September 25th episode of AEW Dynamite saw AEW gain a small increase in overall viewership and a slight increase in key demographic ratings but suffered a slight decline in key demographic rankings. This week’s show was notable for being the Dynamite Grand Slam 2024 special.

AEW drew 702,000 viewers and a 0.23 key demographic rating on TBS. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 3rd place.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the main reasons for AEW’s increases this week was due to the large increase from their younger key demographic viewership group, which was up 26.7% compared to last week’s show. This reportedly offset the stiff sports competition that night from the 2024 WNBA Playoffs and the decline from their Over 50 viewership group, which its percentage was not given. Meltzer reported that AEW’s lead-in programming Big Bang Theory drew 723,000 viewers and a 0.14 key demographic rating.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the 2024 WNBA Playoffs Game 2 of Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun drew 2,537,000 viewers on ESPN and the 2024 WNBA Playoffs Game 2 of Phoenix Mercury vs. Minnesota Lynx 1,218,000 viewers on ESPN, Survivor drew 4,466,000 viewers on CBS, Expedition X drew 767,000 viewers on Discovery Channel, The Challenge drew 382,000 viewers on MTV, and Real Housewives of Salt Lake City drew 397,000 viewers on BRAVO.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 341,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 76,000 viewers, Females 18-34 had 38,000 viewers, Males 35-49 had 130,000 viewers, and Females 35-49 had 70,000 viewers. Meltzer reported that AEW’s male/female viewership skew was 60.4% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 17.9% in overall viewership and down 6.6% in key demographic viewership. AEW’s 18-34 viewership was down 11.6% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Dynamite quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 802,000 overall viewers and 363,000 key demo viewers (Nigel McGuinness pre-match promo and the first half of the Nigel McGuinness vs. Bryan Danielson match)
2Q – 766,000 overall viewers and 343,000 key demo viewers (Second half of the McGuinness vs. Danielson match & post-match stuff with Christian Cage, Kip Sabian, Claudio Castagnoli, & PAC)
3Q – 724,000 overall viewers and 305,000 key demo viewers (FTW Championship match of Roderick Strong vs. HOOK (c) & post-match promo by HOOK)
4Q – 679,000 overall viewers and 299,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the AEW World Tag Team Championship match of Kyle Fletcher & Will Ospreay vs. The Young Bucks (c))
5Q – 708,000 overall viewers and 305,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the AEW World Tag Team Championship match and The Conglomeration backstage interview segment)
6Q – 638,000 overall viewers and 300,000 key demo viewers (Prince Nana & MVP promo segment, the Jack Perry video segment, and the bulk of the AEW Women’s World Championship match of Yuka Sakazaki vs. “The Glamour” Mariah May (c))
7Q – 615,000 overall viewers and 289,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the AEW Women’s World Championship match & post-match brawl with Willow Nightingale & stuff with Mina Shirakawa and the start of the AEW World Championship #1 Contender match of Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin)
8Q – 684,000 overall viewers and 307,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Moxley vs. Allin match)
Overrun – 708,000 overall viewers and 327,000 key demo viewers (Moxley vs. Allin post-match brawl with Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli, PAC, Private Party, & Komander)

More on AEW Rampage Viewership for September 20th

The September 20th episode of AEW Rampage saw AEW gain a very large increase in overall viewership and a large gain in key demographic ratings.

AEW drew 327,000 viewers and a 0.12 key demographic rating on TNT. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 16th 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 overall key demographic viewership, which was up 65.3% compared to the prior week’s show. Of that overall key demographic increase, AEW’s younger key demographic viewership group was up 20% compared to the prior week’s show.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the College football game of Illinois vs. Nebraska drew 4,213,000 viewers on FOX, the College football game of Stanford vs. Syracuse drew 1,365,000 viewers on ESPN, the College football game of San Jose State vs. Washington State drew 542,000 viewers on The CW, On Patrol Live drew 609,000 viewers on REELZ Channel, and 90 Day Fiance First Look drew 396,000 viewers on TLC.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 162,000 viewers. AEW’s 18-34 had 28,000 viewers, Females 18-34 had 10,000 viewers, Males 35-49 had 80,000 viewers, and Females 35-49 had 44,000 viewers. Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 66.7% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 4.1% in overall viewership and down 0.6% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 key demographic viewership was down 16.7% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Rampage quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 355,000 overall viewers and 187,000 key demo viewers (Mark Briscoe vs. Bryan Keith match & post-match brawl with The Learning Tree & The Conglomeration)
2Q – 324,000 overall viewers and 162,000 key demo viewers (Wheeler Yuta vs. The Butcher match & post-match stuff, the MxM Collection backstage promo segment, and the bulk of the Harley Cameron vs. Hikaru Shida match)
3Q – 316,000 overall viewers and 155,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Cameron vs. Shida match & post-match stuff with Saraya & Jamie Hayter and The Beast Mortos & Roderick Strong vs. Marcus Mathers & Joe Keys tag team match)
4Q – 312,000 overall viewers and 145,000 key demo viewers (Deonna Purrazzo & Taya Valkyrie video promo segment and the Four-Way match of Nick Wayne vs. Kip Sabian vs. Rocky Romero vs. Lio Rush)

More on AEW Collision Viewership for September 21st

The September 21st episode of AEW Collision saw AEW gain a very large increase in overall viewership, a large increase in key demographic rankings, and a small increase in key demographic ratings.

AEW drew 347,000 viewers and a 0.12 key demographic rating on TNT. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 16th place.

Dave Meltzer reported that the main reason for AEW’s increases that week was due to the very large increase from their overall key demographic viewership group, which was up 45.5% compared to the prior week’s show. Of that overall key demographic increase, AEW’s younger key demographic viewership group was up 28.6% compared to the prior week’s show. This reportedly offset the stiff sports competition that night from College football.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the College football game of Tennessee vs. Oklahoma drew 6,271,000 viewers on ABC, the College football game of Iowa vs. Minnesota drew 1,892,000 viewers on NBC, the College football game of Baylor vs. Colorado drew 3,639,000 viewers on FOX, the College football game of Purdue vs. Oregon State drew 452,000 viewers on The CW, the College football game of Miami vs. South Florida drew 1,284,000 viewers on ESPN, the College football game of California vs. Florida State drew 887,000 viewers on ESPN2, and On Patrol Live drew 593,000 viewers on REELZ Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 163,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 29,000 viewers, Females 18-34 had 25,000 viewers, Males 35-49 had 90,000 viewers, and Females 35-49 had 19,000 viewers. Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 73% in favor of males. Meltzer reported that week’s show male viewership skew was higher than usual and likely due to more male viewers had watched alone than usual since the show averaged 1.31 viewers per home.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 38.3% in overall viewership and down 30.6% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 viewership was up 33.3% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Collision quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 358,000 overall viewers and 173,000 key demo viewers (ROH World Tag Team Championship Bunkhouse Brawl match of The Undisputed Kingdom vs. Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara (c))
2Q – 346,000 overall viewers and 168,000 key demo viewers (The Conglomeration, Hologram, The Premier Athletes, & Rocky Romero backstage interview segment, Britt Baker video segment, the Dark Order & Darby Allin backstage promo segment, and the start of The Conglomeration & Hologram vs. The Premier Athletes Trios match)
3Q – 328,000 overall viewers and 158,000 key demo viewers (Ending of The Conglomeration & Hologram vs. The Premier Athletes Trios match, MxM Collection backstage promo segment, the AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator match of Lady Frost vs. “The Glamour” Mariah May, and the Yuka Sakazaki vs. May match hype video segment)
4Q – 357,000 overall viewers and 164,000 key demo viewers (Willow Nightingale, Deonna Purrazzo, & Taya Valkyrie backstage segment, the Acclaimed & Billy Gunn backstage promo segment, the Jon Moxley & Darby Allin video segment, and the Allin vs. Evil Uno match)
5Q – 365,000 overall viewers and 169,000 key demo viewers (Hangman Adam Page & Jeff Jarrett video segment, the Karen & Jeff Jarrett backstage interview segment, and the Serena Deeb vs. Queen Aminata match)
6Q – 341,000 overall viewers and 146,000 key demo viewers (The Outcasts backstage interview segment, the Dustin Rhodes & Sammy Guevara backstage interview segment, and the first part of the All Star 10-Man Tag Team match of FTR, HOOK, & The Outrunners vs. Grizzled Young Veterans, Roderick Strong, RUSH, & The Beast Mortos)
7Q – 332,000 overall viewers and 158,000 key demo viewers (Second part of the All Star 10-Man Tag Team match)
8Q – 352,000 overall viewers and 165,000 key demo viewers (Third part & ending of the All Star 10-Man Tag Team match and the start of the Tony Schiavone & Nigel McGuinness promo segment)
Overrun – 350,000 overall viewers and 160,000 key demo viewers (bulk of the McGuinness promo segment)