More on AEW Dynamite Week 258 Viewership – Sept. 11, 2024, Rampage Week 159 – Sept. 6, Collision Week 61 – Sept. 6

More on AEW Dynamite Viewership for September 11th

The September 11th episode of AEW Dynamite saw AEW gain a large increase in overall viewership, a small increase in key demographic rankings, and a slight increase in key demographic ratings.

AEW drew 716,000 viewers and a 0.21 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 increases this week was due to the large gains from their Over 50 demographic viewership group, which its percentage was not given, and overall key demographic viewership group, which was up 8.1% compared to last week’s show. Another reason reportedly was due to the rebound in AEW’s lead-in programming Big Bang Theory’s ratings that drew 984,000 viewers and 0.14 rating compared to last week’s series low. This reportedly offset the stiff competition from the 2024 MTV Music Awards show that night.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the 2024 MTV Music Awards drew 728,000 viewers on MTV, 229,000 viewers on Comedy Central, 260,000 viewers on BET, and 166,000 viewers on CMT, the WNBA game of Las Vegas Aces vs. Indiana Fever drew 678,000 viewers on NBA TV, the MLB Showcase game drew 314,000 viewers on MLB Network, Expedition X drew 841,000 viewers on Discovery Channel, and Million Dollar List Los Angeles drew 527,000 viewers on BRAVO.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 280,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 45,000 viewers, Females 18-34 had 41,000 viewers, Males 35-49 had 138,000 viewers, and Females 35-49 had 56,000 viewers. Meltzer reported that AEW’s male/female viewership skew was 65.4% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 19.4% in overall viewership and down 30.3% in key demographic viewership. AEW’s 18-34 viewership was down 46.4% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Dynamite quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

• 1Q – 888,000 overall viewers and 338,000 key demo viewers (Jon Moxley promo segment, the Darby Allin backstage segment, the Patriarchy interview segment, the Don Callis Family & Will Ospreay backstage promo segment, and the start of the TNT Championship match of Lio Rush vs. Jack Perry (c))
• 2Q – 704,000 overall viewers and 290,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the TNT Championship match, the Perry backstage interview segment, the Hangman Adam Page & Swerve Strickland video segment, the Hangman Adam Page backstage interview segment with Dark Order & Jeff Jarrett & brawl with Jarrett
• 3Q – 685,000 overall viewers and 284,000 key demo viewers (Moxley & Pals attack on Private Party, Komander, & some jobbers, PAC promo segment, the Learning Tree backstage promo segment, and the start of the Ricochet vs. Sammy Guevara match)
• 4Q – 691,000 overall viewers and 283,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Ricochet vs. Guevara match & post-match brawl with Beast Mortos, the Willow Nightingale & Kris Statlander video segment, the Kazuchika Okada, Don Callis, & Konosuke Takeshita backstage segment, and the start of the Darby Allin promo segment)
• 5Q – 720,000 overall viewers and 283,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Allin & Jon Moxley promo segment, the Christopher Daniels & Nigel McGuinness backstage segment, and the start of the AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator match of Queen Aminata vs. “The Glamour” Mariah May)
• 6Q – 680,000 overall viewers and 251,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator match & post-match promo by May, the Young Bucks backstage promo segment, the Jamie Hayter video segment, and The Learning Tree vs. Iron Savages Trios match)
• 7Q – 697,000 overall viewers and 268,000 key demo viewers (Learning Tree vs. Iron Savages & Jacked Jameson post-match promo by Chris Jericho & Orange Cassidy with The Conglomeration, the Nigel McGuinness promo segment, and the HOOK video promo segment)
• 8Q – 687,000 overall viewers and 251,000 key demo viewers (First half of the Tag Team Casino Gauntlet match)
• Overrun – 679,000 overall viewers and 259,000 key demo viewers (Second half of the Tag Team Casino Gauntlet match)

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More on AEW Rampage Viewership for September 6th

The September 6th episode of AEW Rampage saw AEW gain a small increase in overall viewership and a slight increase in key demographic ratings. That week’s show was notable for having AEW’s Collision show as the lead-in programming.

AEW drew 233,000 viewers and a 0.08 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 increases that week was due to the large increase from their overall key demographic viewership group, which was up 16.9% compared to the prior week’s show.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the NFL game of Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles drew 14,200,00 viewers on Peacock, the 2024 U.S. Open Men’s Semifinal drew 1,781,000 viewers on ESPN, the College football game of BYU vs. Southern Methodist drew 917,000 viewers on ESPN2, the College football game of Western Illinois vs. Indiana drew 142,000 viewers on Big Ten Network, and 90 Day Fiance First Look drew 377,000 viewers on TLC.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 111,000 viewers. Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 58.8% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 39.5% in overall viewership and down 34.7% in key demographic viewership.

AEW Rampage quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

• 1Q – 294,000 overall viewers and 137,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Elite vs. Blackpool Combat Club & PAC All Star Eight-Man Tag Team match from Collision and the Outrunners & Erica Leigh backstage interview segment & attack by Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir)
• 2Q – 254,000 overall viewers and 127,000 key demo viewers (Queen Aminata vs. Missa Kate match, the MJF & Daniel Garcia video segment, and the bulk of the Dustin Rhodes, Sammy Guevara, & Hologram vs. The Dark Order Trios match)
• 3Q – 214,000 overall viewers and 101,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Rhodes, Guevara, & Hologram vs. The Dark Order Trios match, the Bang Bang Gang & Cage of Agony backstage promo segment, and the Top Flight, Action Andretti, Shane Taylor Promotions, The Beast Mortos, & Undisputed Kingdom backstage interview segment)
• 4Q – 172,000 overall viewers and 79,000 key demo viewers (Friday Night Fashion Fight match of MxM Collection vs. House of Black and the Will Ospreay backstage promo segment)

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More on AEW Collision Viewership for September 6th

The September 6th episode of AEW Collision saw AEW suffer a very large decline in overall viewership and a large decline in key demographic ratings. That week’s show was notable for airing on a Friday instead of its usual Saturday night timeslot and for also going head-to-head against WWE’s SmackDown show.

AEW drew 157,000 viewers and a 0.04 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 Collision airing outside of its normal night and very stiff sports competition from the NFL and WWE’s SmackDown show at night that was also the final episode of SmackDown’s run on FOX. Another reason reportedly was due to the large decline from their overall key demographic viewership group, which went from 139,000 viewers for the prior week’s show to only 58,000 for that night’s show.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the NFL game of Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles drew 14,200,00 viewers on Peacock, the 2024 U.S. Open Men’s Semifinal drew 1,781,000 viewers on ESPN, the College football game of BYU vs. Southern Methodist drew 917,000 viewers on ESPN2, the College football game of Western Illinois vs. Indiana drew 142,000 viewers on Big Ten Network, Love After Lockup drew 300,000 on WETV, Bering Sea Gold drew 589,000 viewers on Discovery Channel, and Gold Rush drew 674,000 viewers on Discovery Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 58,000 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 67% in overall viewership and down 73.3% in key demographic viewership.

AEW Collision quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

• 1Q – 190,000 overall viewers and 67,000 key demo viewers (Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir video segment and the bulk of the AEW Continental Contender’s Challenge match of Lance Archer vs. Mark Briscoe)
• 2Q – 160,000 overall viewers and 65,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Archer vs. Briscoe match, the Learning Tree backstage promo segment with Tomohiro Ishii, the Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Iron Savages tag team match & post-match brawl with FTR, and the Will Ospreay & PAC video segment)
• 3Q – 151,000 overall viewers and 52,000 key demo viewers (Orange Cassidy backstage interview segment and the bulk of the AEW Continental Contender’s Challenge match of Cassidy vs. Bryan Keith)
• 4Q – 148,000 overall viewers and 61,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Cassidy vs. Keith match, the Chris Jericho backstage promo segment, the Mercedes Mone & Kamille backstage interview segment, the Outrunners vs. Davey Bang & August Matthews tag team match, and the Willow Nightingale & Kris Statlander backstage interview segment)
• 5Q – 136,000 overall viewers and 57,000 key demo viewers (AEW Continental Contender’s Challenge match of Konosuke Takeshita vs. The Beast Mortos and The Outcasts backstage promo segment)
• 6Q – 140,000 overall viewers and 61,000 key demo viewers (Mariah May backstage promo segment and the Hikaru Shida vs. Deonna Purrazzo match)
• 7Q – 156,000 overall viewers and 64,000 key demo viewers (Shida vs. Purrazzo post-match brawl with Mercedes Mone & Kamille, the FTR backstage interview segment, the Acclaimed, Billy Gunn, & MxM Collection backstage segment, and the start of the Elite vs. Blackpool Combat Club & PAC All Star Eight-Man Tag Team)
• 8Q – 174,000 overall viewers and 69,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Elite vs. BCC & PAC All Star Eight-Man Tag Team, which continued into the start of that night’s Rampage show)