More on AEW Dynamite Week 245 Viewership – June 12, 2024, Rampage Week 146 – June 7, Collision Week 48 – June 8

Jun 15, 2024

More on AEW Dynamite Viewership for June 12th

The June 12th episode of AEW Dynamite saw AEW suffer a very large decline in overall viewership and a large decline in key demographic ratings.

AEW drew 681,000 viewers and a 0.23 key demographic rating on TBS. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 2nd place.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the main reasons for AEW’s declines this week was due to the stiff sports competition that night from the 2024 NBA Finals and United States soccer game and the large decline from their younger key demographic viewership group, which was down 37% compared to last week’s show. Meltzer reported that AEW’s lead-in programming Big Bang Theory drew 938,000 viewers and a 0.16 key demo rating on TBS. Meltzer reported that AEW’s overrun had the rare occurrence of losing instead of gaining viewers

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the 2024 NBA Finals Game 3 of Boston Celtics vs. Dallas Mavericks drew 10,973,000 viewers on ABC and 453,000 viewers on ESPN, the soccer game of United States vs. Brazil drew 682,000 viewers on TNT and 166,000 viewers on TruTV, Sistas Series drew 746,000 viewers on BET, and Top Chef drew 687,000 viewers on BRAVO.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 297,000 viewers. Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 61.3% in favor of males.

In terms of the one million viewership milestone, none of AEW’s eight quarters drew one million or more viewers. AEW’s peak quarter hour viewership was at 785,000 viewers for their first quarter while their quarter low was at 618,000 viewers for their seventh quarter.

In an interesting note, Meltzer reported that WWE’s NXT show on Tuesday managed to top AEW in overall viewership but lost in key demographic ratings by a 0.01 point. NXT’s show was notable for not facing any competition from the 2024 NBA Finals and NHL Stanley Cup and for also featuring an advertised appearance from Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 18.1% in overall viewership and down 24.2% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 viewership was down 27% compared to the same week last year. Meltzer reported that the reason for the large declines was due to last year’s show did not face off against any NBA or NHL Playoffs competition.

AEW Dynamite quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 785,000 overall viewers and 331,000 key demo viewers (Swerve Strickland & The Elite promo segment & angle with The Acclaimed, Billy Gunn, & Christopher Daniels and the start of the Vacant TNT Championship Ladder Qualifier match of Jack Perry vs. Dustin Rhodes)
2Q – 702,000 overall viewers and 303,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Perry vs. Rhodes match, the Mark Briscoe, Kyle O’Reilly, & Orange Cassidy backstage interview segment with Willow Nightingale, and the RUSH vs. Deonn Rusman & post-match brawl with MJF)
3Q – 687,000 overall viewers and 306,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Briscoe, O’Reilly, & Cassidy vs. Don Callis Family & Roderick Strong Trios match)
4Q – 699,000 overall viewers and 293,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Briscoe, O’Reilly, & Cassidy vs. Don Callis Family & Strong Trios match & post-match brawl with Trent Beretta, Kris Statlander, & Willow Nightingale and the Rey Fenix backstage interview segment)
5Q – 692,000 overall viewers and 293,000 key demo viewers (Shingo Takagi video promo segment, the Christopher Daniels backstage promo segment, the Samoa Joe & HOOK vs. The Premier Athletes tag team match & post-match stuff with Katsuyori Shibata & Mark Sterling, the Stephanie Vaquer video promo segment, and the start of the TBS Championship match of Zeuxis vs. Mercedes Mone (c))
6Q – 671,000 overall viewers and 292,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the TBS Championship match, the Mina Shirakawa & Mariah May video promo segment, the “Timeless” Toni Storm, Mariah May, & Luther backstage interview segment, and The Learning Tree & Private Party promo segment)
7Q – 618,000 overall viewers and 280,000 key demo viewers (Tetsuya Naito vs. Jon Moxley IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match hype video segment, the Bang Bang Gang backstage promo segment, the Daniel Garcia vs. Nick Comoroto match & post-match backstage interview with Will Ospreay, and the PAC backstage promo segment)
8Q – 626,000 overall viewers and 291,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the AEW International Championship match of Rey Fenix vs. Will Ospreay (c))
Overrun – 608,000 overall viewers and 276,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the AEW International Championship match & post-match promo with Swerve Strickland)

More on AEW Rampage Viewership for June 7th

The June 7th episode of AEW Rampage saw AEW gain a large increase in key demographic rankings and a slight increase in overall viewership. That week’s show was notable for Rampage returning to its normal Friday late night time slot following the prior week’s show being preempted to an earlier start time of 6:30PM EST due to TNT’s 2024 NHL Playoffs commitments on the network that night.

AEW drew 256,000 viewers and a 0.09 key demographic rating on TNT. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 14th 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 weaker than usual sports competition that night and the slight gain from their Over 50 viewership group, which was up 3,000 viewers compared to the prior week’s show. This reportedly offset the slight decline from their overall key demographic viewership, which was down 2,000 viewers compared to the prior week’s show. Meltzer reported that week’s AEW show 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 College Track & Field Championships drew 375,000 viewers on ESPN, the MLB game of San Francisco Giants vs. Texas Rangers drew 184,000 viewers on MLB Network, On Patrol Live drew 846,000 viewers on REELZ Channel, and Zillow Gone Wild drew 639,000 viewers on Home and Garden Network.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 119,000 viewers. Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 55.6% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 12% in overall viewership and down 4.8% in key demographic viewership.

AEW Rampage quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 268,000 overall viewers and 118,000 key demo viewers (Penta El Zero Miedo vs. The Butcher match and The Learning Tree & “Daddy Magic” Matt Menard ringside promo segment)
2Q – 257,000 overall viewers and 120,000 key demo viewers (The Acclaimed vs. Hunter Grey & Parviz tag team match, the Shane Taylor Promotions backstage promo segment, and the bulk of the Private Party vs. Gates of Agony tag team match)
3Q – 250,000 overall viewers and 127,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Private Party vs. Gates of Agony tag team match, the “Timeless” Toni Storm video segment, and the Bang Bang Gang vs. Caleb Crush, Chris Wilde, & Tyler Payne Trios match & post-match promo by Jay White)
4Q – 250,000 overall viewers and 118,000 key demo viewers (Serena Deeb vs. Mina Shirakawa match & post-match angle with Mariah May & “Timeless” Toni Storm)

More on AEW Collision Viewership for June 8th

The June 8th episode of AEW Collision saw AEW gain a large increase in key demographic rankings and a slight increase in overall viewership and key demographic ratings.

AEW drew 388,000 viewers and a 0.13 key demographic rating on TNT. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 5th place.

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

Dave Meltzer reported that the reason for AEW’s increases that week was due to the weaker than usual television competition that night and the large increase from their overall key demographic viewership group, which was up 16.6% compared to the prior week’s show. This reportedly offset the declines from their Over 50 demographic viewership group, which its percentage was not given.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Finals Game 1 of Edmonton Oilers vs. Florida Panthers drew 3,115,000 viewers on ABC, UFC Fight Night drew 644,000 viewers on ESPN, the 2024 College Baseball Playoffs game of North Carolina vs. West Virginia drew 621,000 viewers on ESPN2, the 2024 College Track & Fields Finals drew 519,000 viewers on ESPN, and On Patrol Live drew 763,000 viewers on REELZ Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 167,000 viewers. Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 66.9% in favor of males.

AEW Collision quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 392,000 overall viewers and 152,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Blackpool Combat Club vs. FTR tag team match
2Q – 392,000 overall viewers and 160,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the BCC vs. FTR tag team match & post-match promo & stuff with Dax Harwood & Brandon Cutler and the Kyle O’Reilly & Undisputed Kingdom backstage interview segment)
3Q – 367,000 overall viewers and 154,000 key demo viewers (Kris Statlander vs. Robyn Renegade match & post-match promo by Stokely Hathaway, the Willow Nightingale backstage interview segment, and the start of the Dustin Rhodes vs. Johnny TV match)
4Q – 394,000 overall viewers and 178,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Rhodes vs. Johnny TV match & post-match promo by Rhodes)
5Q – 387,000 overall viewers and 174,000 key demo viewers (Zack Sabre Jr. video promo segment, the Premier Athletes vs. Trent Jordy & Dante Leon tag team match, the Scorpio Sky backstage promo segment, and the “Timeless” Toni Storm vs. Lady Frost match & post-match promo by Storm)
6Q – 401,000 overall viewers and 180,000 key demo viewers (Top Flight, Action Andretti, & Shane Taylor Promotions backstage interview segment, the Samoa Joe, HOOK, Katsuyori Shibata, & Premier Athletes backstage brawl segment, the Daniel Garcia vs. Tate Mayfair match, and the Zeuxis video segment)
7Q – 371,000 overall viewers and 165,000 key demo viewers (Orange Cassidy backstage interview segment and the first half of the Cassidy vs. Kyle O’Reilly match)
8Q – 399,000 overall viewers and 173,000 key demo viewers (Latter half of the Cassidy vs. O’Reilly match & post-match brawl with Don Callis Family, Kris Statlander, & Willow Nightingale)