More on AEW Dynamite Week 286 – March 26, 2025 Viewership, Collision Week 86 – March 22 & 23

Mar 30, 2025

More on AEW Dynamite Viewership for March 26th

The March 26th episode of AEW Dynamite saw AEW gain a slight increase in overall viewership and key demographic rankings but suffered a slight decline in key demographic ratings.

AEW drew 663,000 viewers and a 0.17 key demographic rating on TBS. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was #10 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 decline from their their overall key demographic viewership group, which was down 10.1% compared to last week’s show. Of AEW’s key demographic viewership decline, their younger female key demographic viewership group was down 44.2% compared to last week’s show. This mostly offset the stronger than usual lead-in programming and the small increases from their Over 50 viewership, which its percentage was not given, and younger male key demographic viewership group, which was up 23.1% compared to last week’s show. This week’s show was the first in some time that AEW had more younger males than younger females for their younger key demographic viewership group. Meltzer reported that the viewership on MAX for the show is currently not known. AEW’s lead-in programming Big Bang Theory reportedly drew 976,000 viewers and a 0.16 rating.

In terms of head-to-head competition, the NBA game of Los Angeles Lakers vs. Indiana Pacers drew 1,451,000 viewers on ESPN, the NBA game of Boston Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns drew 1,246,000 viewers on ESPN, the 2025 NIT Men’s Basketball Tournament game of Kent State vs. Loyola-Chicago drew 377,000 viewers on ESPN2, the 2025 NIT Men’s Basketball Tournament game of Alabama-Birmingham vs. UC Irvine drew 362,000 viewers on ESPN2, the NHL game of New Jersey Devils vs. Chicago Blackhawks drew 202,000 viewers on TNT, Survivor drew 4,767,000 viewers on CBS, The Challenge drew 299,000 viewers on MTV, and Summer House drew 4759,000 viewers on BRAVO.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 232,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 48,000 viewers (up 23.1%), Females 18-34 had 24,000 viewers (down 44.2%), Males 35-49 had 121,000 viewers (down 9.7%), and Females 35-49 had 38,000 viewers (down 9.5%). Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 72.8% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 10.7% in overall viewership and down 22.9% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 key demographic viewership was down 20.9% compared to the same week last year. Meltzer also reported that one main reason for the large declines is due to the unknown key demographic viewership migration on MAX compared to last year’s show.

AEW Dynamite quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 785,000 overall viewers and 245,000 key demo viewers (Kenny Omega vs. Blake Christian match & post-match promo with Omega, “Speedball” Mike Bailey, & Ricochet)
2Q – 753,000 overall viewers and 248,000 key demo viewers (The Learning Tree backstage promo segment, the MVP & MJF promo segment with the Hurt Syndicate, the Hurt Syndicate & Learning Tree promo segment, and the “Timeless” Toni Storm, Thunder Rosa, & Luther backstage interview segment)
3Q – 655,000 overall viewers and 206,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Brody King vs. Kyle Fletcher match)
4Q – 638,000 overall viewers and 205,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the King vs. Fletcher match & post-match brawl with Mark Davis & Powerhouse Hobbs and the Davis vs. Hobbs match)
5Q – 649,000 overall viewers and 225,000 key demo viewers (The Patriarchy backstage interview segment, the Hangman Adam Page & Swerve Strickland backstage segment, the Rated FTR sitdown interview video segment, and the start of the Strickland & Jon Moxley promo segment)
6Q – 704,000 overall viewers and 273,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Strickland & Moxley promo segment & brawl by Willow Nightingale & Marina Shafir, the Opps, Max Caster, Top Flight, & AR Fox backstage segment, and the Jay White backstage interview segment)
7Q – 601,000 overall viewers and 235,000 key demo viewers (Top Flight vs. Alex Findley & Devo Wright tag team match & post-match stuff with The Cru, the Will Ospreay video segment, and the start of the Mark Briscoe vs. Konosuke Takeshita match)
8Q – 598,000 overall viewers and 237,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Briscoe vs. Takeshita match, the Death Riders backstage promo segment, the Hurt Syndicate backstage segment, and the start of the Penelope Ford & Megan Bayne vs. Thunder Rosa & “Timeless” Toni Storm tag team match)
Overrun – 576,000 overall viewers and 226,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Ford & Bayne vs. Rosa & Storm tag team match)

More on AEW Collision Viewership for March 22nd

The March 22nd episode of AEW Collision saw AEW gain a very large increase in overall viewership, a large increase in key demographic ratings, and a small increase in key demographic rankings. That week’s shows was notable for being the Collision Slam Dunk Saturday and Slam Dunk Sunday specials, for being split up into two one-hour shows, and for being preempted to a later than usual start time due to TNT’s commitments with the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

AEW drew 554,000 viewers and a 0.20 key demographic rating on TNT. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was #11 place.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the main reason for AEW’s increases that week was due to a combination of the much larger than usual lead-in programming from the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament and the very large increase from their overall key demographic viewership group, which was up 103% compared to the prior week’s show. Of AEW’s key demographic viewership increase, their younger female key demographic viewership group was up 88.1% compared to last week’s show This reportedly offset the later than usual start time for that week’s show and the decline from their younger female key demographic viewership group, which was down 12.1% compared to the prior week’s show. Meltzer reported that the viewership on MAX for the show is currently not known.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament game of UCLA vs. Tennessee drew 2,328,000 viewers on TBS and 721,000 viewers on truTV and On Patrol Live drew 579,000 viewers on REELZ Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 272,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 82,000 viewers (up 215.4%), Females 18-34 had 29,000 viewers (down 12.1%), Males 35-49 had 118,000 viewers (up 131.4%), and Females 35-49 had 48,000 viewers (up 100%). Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 73.5% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW did not hold a a show for the same week last year due to Collision being preempted for NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament coverage on TNT.

AEW Collision quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q (seven minutes) – 1,235,000 overall viewers and 628,000 key demo viewers (First third of the TNT Championship match of Adam Cole vs. Daniel Garcia (c))
2Q – 647,000 overall viewers and 348,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the TNT Championship match & post-match stuff)
3Q – 437,000 overall viewers and 201,000 key demo viewers (Max Caster pre-match promo segment, the Max Caster Open Challenge Series match of Caster vs. HOOK, the Queen Aminata & Serena Deeb backstage segment, and the start of the Aminata vs. Julia Hart match)
4Q – 384,000 overall viewers and 174,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Aminata vs. Hart match, the Harley Cameron backstage interview segment, and the start of the Powerhouse Hobbs, Mark Briscoe, & Rocky Romero vs. Don Callis Family Trios match)
5Q (nine minutes) – 349,000 overall viewers and 149,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Hobbs, Briscoe, & Romero vs. Don Callis Family Trios match)

More on AEW Collision Viewership for March 23rd

The March 23rd episode of AEW Collision was notable for being the Collision Slam Dunk Sunday special, for Collision being split up into two one-hour shows, and for being preempted to a later than usual start time due to TNT’s commitments with the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

AEW drew 584,000 viewers and a 0.22 key demographic rating on TNT. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was not given.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that AEW’s younger key demographic rating of 0.18 was the highest for any AEW show since the July 10, 2024 Dynamite show and the highest for a Collision show since the July 29, 2023 show. Meltzer reported that the viewership on MAX for the show is currently not known.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the NBA game of Oklahoma City Thunder vs. LA Clippers drew 236,000 viewers on NBA TV, the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament game of Oregon vs. Arizona drew 2,747,000 viewers on TBS, the 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament game of Richmond vs. UCLA drew 681,000 viewers on ESPN, and the 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Final game of Panama vs. Mexico drew 445,000 viewers on TUDN.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 293,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 95,000 viewers, Females 18-34 had 34,000 viewers, Males 35-49 had 116,000 viewers, and Females 35-49 had 48,000 viewers. Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 72% in favor of males.

AEW Collision quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 893,000 overall viewers and 455,000 key demo viewers (AEW World Trios Championship match of Top Flight & AR Fox vs. Death Riders (c) & post-match attack by The Cru to Top Flight)
2Q – 594,000 overall viewers and 325,000 key demo viewers (Adam Cole & Daniel Garcia video segment, the Undisputed Kingdom backstage interview segment, the Kazuchika Okada backstage interview segment, and the Johnny TV vs. Bandido match)
3Q – 446,000 overall viewers and 215,000 key demo viewers (Post-match Bandido & The Learning Tree promo & brawl segment, the Megan Bayne video segment, the “Timeless” Toni Storm & Luther backstage interview segment, the Harley Cameron vs. Aminah Belmont match, and the Don Callis & Kyle Fletcher backstage interview segment)
4Q – 329,000 overall viewers and 144,000 key demo viewers (Los Titanes del Aire vs. La Faccion Ingobernable tag team match)