More on AEW Dynamite Week 264 Viewership – Oct. 23, 2024, Rampage Week 165 – Oct. 18, Collision Week 66 – Oct. 19, Battle of the Belts XII

Oct 26, 2024

More on AEW Dynamite Viewership for October 23rd

The October 23rd episode of AEW Dynamite saw AEW gain a slight increase in overall viewership but suffered a slight decline in key demographic ratings and key demographic rankings.

AEW drew 637,000 viewers and a 0.19 key demographic rating on TBS. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was #11 place.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the main reasons for AEW’s mixed results this week was due to the increases from their younger key demographic viewership and older female key demographic viewership groups, which were up 2.7% and 8.3% respectively compared to last week’s show. This reportedly mostly offset the combination of stiff sports competition from the NBA and news coverage of the Kamala Harris Town Hall special and the large decline from their older male key demographic viewership group, which was down 7.7% compared to last week’s show. Meltzer reported that AEW’s lead-in program Big Bang Theory drew 971,000 viewers and a 0.17 rating on TBS.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the Kamala Harris Town Hall special drew 3,34,000 viewers on CNN, the NBA game of Milwaukee Bucks vs. Philadelphia 76ers drew 1,714,000 viewers on ESPN, the NHL game of Philadelphia Flyers vs. Washington Capitals drew 339,000 viewers on TNT, the College football game of Middle Tennessee State vs. Jacksonville State drew 434,000 viewers on ESPN2, Survivor drew 4,350,000 viewers on CBS, The Challenge drew 400,000 viewers on MTV, Expedition Unknown drew 1,001,000 viewers on Discovery Channel, Sistas Series drew 731,000 viewers on BET, and Real Housewives of Salt Lake City drew 396,000 viewers on BRAVO.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 257,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 55,000 viewers (up 27.9%), Females 18-34 had 20,000 viewers (down 33.3%), Males 35-49 had 132,000 viewers (down 7.7%), and Females 35-49 had 50,000 viewers (up 8.7%). Meltzer reported that AEW’s male/female viewership skew was 72.8% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 17.7% in overall viewership and down 19.9% in key demographic viewership. AEW’s 18-34 viewership was down 37% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Dynamite quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 832,000 overall viewers and 318,000 key demo viewers (Jon Moxley promo video segment, Adam Page interview segment & brawl with Bang Bang Gang, and the Sammy Guevara, MVP, & Shelton Benjamin promo video segment)
2Q – 689,000 overall viewers and 276,000 key demo viewers (Guevara vs. Benjamin match, “The Glamour” Mariah May backstage interview segment & brawl with Anna Jay, and the Kyle Fletcher & Will Ospreay video segment)
3Q – 645,000 overall viewers and 262,000 key demo viewers (Don Callis & Kyle Fletcher promo segment, the Ricochet backstage interview segment with MVP & Shelton Benjamin, and the Brian Cage & Lance Archer vs. jobbers tag team match)
4Q – 611,000 overall viewers and 257,000 key demo viewers (AEW locker room guys, The Conglomeration, & Chuck Taylor parking lot promo segment and the start of the ROH World Championship Ladder War match of Mark Briscoe vs. Chris Jericho (c))
5Q – 699,000 overall viewers and 275,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the ROH World Championship Ladder War match & post-match stuff with Tomohiro Ishii & Rocky Romero, the Kris Statlander vs. Kamille match hype video segment, and the Adam Cole, Undisputed Kingdom, & MJF promo segment)
6Q – 583,000 overall viewers and 230,000 key demo viewers (Penelope Ford promo video segment, the Jamie Hayter backstage interview segment, the House of Black vs. Kevin Koa, Jaden Monroe, & Pirata De La Muerte Trios match & post-match promo by Buddy Matthews, the Adam Cole, Undisputed Kingdom, & House of Black backstage promo segment, and the start of the Kamille vs. Queen Aminata match)
7Q – 580,000 overall viewers and 232,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Kamille vs. Aminata match & post-match brawl with Kris Statlander & Mercedes Mone, the AEW locker room guys, Kip Sabian, & The Patriarchy parking lot segment, and the Patriarchy, Sabian, & HOOK brawl segment)
8Q – 532,000 overall viewers and 230,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Daniel Garcia & Private Party vs. The Elite Trios match)
Overrun – 532,000 overall viewers and 234,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Garcia vs. The Elite Trios match & post-match brawl with Blackpool Combat Club & attack angle with Chuck Taylor & Orange Cassidy)

More on AEW Rampage Viewership for October 18th

The October 18th episode of AEW Rampage saw AEW suffer a small decline in overall viewership and key demographic ratings.

AEW drew 234,000 viewers and a 0.06 key demographic rating on TNT. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was outside of the top 25.

Dave Meltzer reported that the main reason for AEW’s declines that week was due to a combination of stiff sports competition from the 2024 MLB Playoffs and the large decline from their overall key demographic viewership group, which was down 27% compared to the prior week’s show. This reportedly offset the gains from their Over 50 viewership group, which its percentage was not given. Meltzer reported that AEW’s key demographic viewership was the lowest ever for a Rampage show in its normal timeslot in Rampage series history.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the 2024 MLB Playoffs ALCS Game 4 of New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Guardians drew 5,100,000 viewers on TBS, the 2024 WNBA Finals Game of New York Liberty vs. Minnesota Lynx drew 1,667,000 viewers on ESPN, the College football game of Oregon vs. Purdue drew 2,147,000 viewers on FOX, and On Patrol Live drew 541,000 viewers on REELZ Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 84,000 viewers. AEW’s 18-34 had 22,000 viewers (equal), Females 18-34 had 8,000 viewers (down 11.1%), Males 35-49 had 46,000 viewers (down 35.2%), and Females 35-49 had 8,000 viewers (down 38.5%). Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 81% in favor of males. Meltzer also reported that AEW’s male viewership skew was the highest ever for an AEW show in AEW history.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 31.6% in overall viewership and down 42.1% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 key demographic viewership was down 14.3% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Rampage quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 235,000 overall viewers and 84,000 key demo viewers (Mark Briscoe vs. The Butcher match)
2Q – 216,000 overall viewers and 70,000 key demo viewers (Kyle O’Reilly vs. Aaron Solo match, the Jamie Hayter backstage interview segment, the Deonna Purrazzo & Taya Valkyrie video promo segment, and the start of the Anna Jay vs. Trish Adora match)
3Q – 227,000 overall viewers and 80,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Jay vs. Adora match & post-match promo by Mariah May, the Harley Cameron backstage interview segment, and the Undisputed Kingdom, Shane Taylor Promotions, & Gates of Agony promo video segment)
4Q – 258,000 overall viewers and 100,000 key demo viewers (Private Party vs, MxM Collection tag team match)

More on AEW Collision Viewership for October 19th

The October 19th episode of AEW Collision saw AEW gain a large increase in overall viewership, key demographic ratings, and key demographic rankings. That week’s show was notable for Collision returning to its normal Saturday night timeslot following AEW skipping the prior week’s show due to their AEW WrestleDream 2024 event that night.

AEW drew 346,000 viewers and a 0.10 key demographic rating on TNT. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was #15 place.

Dave Meltzer reported that the main reason for AEW’s increases that week was due to the very large increases from all of their key demographic viewership groups, which ranged from as little as 53.3% to as high as 325% depending on the group. Another reason reportedly was due to that week’s show not having a WWE PLE event as competition compared to the prior week’s show and WWE events generally being tougher competition against Collision than sports games.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the 2024 MLB Playoffs ALCS Game 5 of New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals drew 5,517,000 viewers on TBS, the College football game of Georgia vs. Texas drew 13,191,000 viewers on ABC, the College football game of Iowa vs. Michigan State drew 1,509,000 viewers on NBC, the College football game of Kansas State vs. West Virginia drew 1,141,000 viewers on FOX, the College football game of LSU vs. Arkansas drew 1,356,000 viewers on ESPN, the College football game of UCF vs. Iowa State drew 526,000 viewers on FS1, the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity race drew 755,000 viewers on The CW, and On Patrol Live drew 541,000 viewers on REELZ Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 139,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 21,000 viewers (up 90.9%), Females 18-34 had 17,000 viewers (up 325%), Males 35-49 had 78,000 viewers (up 105.3%), and Females 35-49 had 23,000 viewers (up 53.3%). Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 71.2% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 33.2% in overall viewership and down 34.1% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 viewership was down 54.8% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Collision quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 314,000 overall viewers and 142,000 key demo viewers (Blackpool Combat Club promo video segment and the Ricochet vs. AR Fox match)
2Q – 350,000 overall viewers and 141,000 key demo viewers (Ricochet post-match promo segment, the Daniel Garcia & Private Party backstage promo segment, and the Kris Statlander & Harley Cameron match & post-match promo by Statlander)
3Q – 323,000 overall viewers and 120,000 key demo viewers (Daniel Garcia & Private Party vs. The Premier Athletes Trios match and the Jake Roberts & La Faccion Ingobernables video promo segment)
4Q – 359,000 overall viewers and 141,000 key demo viewers (Orange Cassidy vs. Bulk Bronson match, the Jamie Hayter vs. Brooke Havoc match & post-match promo by Penelope Ford, and the Daniel Garcia, Private Party, & Orange Cassidy backstage segment)
5Q – 355,000 overall viewers and 135,000 key demo viewers (Atlantis Jr. vs. Kyle Fletcher match & post-match promo by Fletcher)
6Q – 357,000 overall viewers and 144,000 key demo viewers (Darby Allin & Brody King video segment, the House of Black vs. Alpha Zo, Chris Nastyy, & Olumide Trios match, and the Thunder Rosa & Harley Cameron backstage segment)
7Q – 367,000 overall viewers and 150,000 key demo viewers (La Faccion Ingobernables vs. The Outrunners tag team match & post-match brawl with FTR and the Sammy Guevara promo video segment)
8Q – 337,000 overall viewers and 133,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the AEW World Trios Championship match of Top Flight & Action Andretti vs. PAC, Claudio Castagnoli, & Wheeler Yuta (c))

More on AEW Battle of the Belts XII Viewership for October 19th

The October 19th episode of AEW Battle of the Belts XII special drew 304,000 overall viewers and a 0.08 key demographic rating on TNT.

Dave Meltzer reported that AEW’s key demographic viewership was the lowest ever for a Battle of the Belts show in Battle of the Belts series history. Meltzer reported AEW’s show was ranked #18 for the night and only behind On Patrol Live on REELZ Channel and a movie on the Hallmark Channel for non-sports shows.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 111,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 23,000 viewers, Females 18-34 had 14,000 viewers, Males 35-49 had 57,000 viewers, and Females 35-49 had 17,000 viewers. Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 72.1% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 23.4% in overall viewership and down 34.7% in key demographic viewership.

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

1Q – 349,000 overall viewers and 126,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the AEW World Trios Championship match of Top Flight & Action Andretti vs. PAC, Claudio Castagnoli, & Wheeler Yuta (c) & post-match brawl with Jon Moxley, Marina Shafir, Leila Grey, & The Dark Order & promo by Moxley and the AEW World Trios Championship match of The Dark Order vs. PAC, Castagnoli, & Yuta (c) & post-match brawl with Daniel Garcia, Private Party, & Orange Cassidy)
2Q – 300,000 overall viewers and 115,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the AEW Continental Championship match of Kyle O’Reilly vs. Kazuchika Okada (c))
3Q – 291,000 overall viewers and 105,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the AEW Continental Championship, the Anna Jay vs. “The Glamour” Mariah May match hype video segment, the La Faccion Ingobernable backstage promo segment & attack on Hologram, the Brian Cage & Lance Archer vs. Jon Cruz & Jack Cartwheel match, the Undisputed Kingdom & The Beast Mortos backstage interview segment, and the start of the AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator match of Jay vs. May (c))
4Q – 276,000 overall viewers and 95,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator match)