More on AEW Dynamite Week 265 Viewership – Oct. 30, 2024, Rampage Week 166 – Oct. 25, Collision Week 67 – Oct. 26

More on AEW Dynamite Viewership for October 30th

The October 30th episode of AEW Dynamite saw AEW gain a small increase in key demographic rankings but suffered a slight decline in overall viewership. This week’s show was notable for being the Fright Night Dynamite special.

AEW drew 628,000 viewers and a 0.19 key demographic rating on TBS. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was 6th place, according to Wrestlenomics.

Detailed key demographic viewership breakdowns were not available in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Meltzer reported that the season was due to a delay in Neilsen releasing the ratings numbers report for that night’s television shows.

Dave Meltzer reported that the main reasons for AEW’s mixed results this week was due to the stiff sports competition from the 2014 MLB Playoffs and the small decline from their Over 50 demographic viewership group. This reportedly offset their overall key demographic viewership being equal to last week’s show.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the 2024 MLB World Series Game 5 of Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Yankees drew 18,152,000 viewers on FOX, the NBA game of Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers drew 1,1011,000 viewers on ESPN, the NBA game of San Antonio Spurts vs. Oklahoma City Thunder drew 733,000 viewers on ESPN, Survivor drew 4,240,000 viewers on CBS, The Challenge drew 396,000 viewers on MTV, Sistas Series drew 760,000 viewers on BET, and Real Housewives of Salt Lake City drew 343,000 viewers on BRAVO.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 257,000 viewers. Meltzer reported that AEW’s male/female viewership skew was 63.2% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 24.5% in overall viewership and down 30.3% in key demographic viewership.

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More on AEW Rampage Viewership for October 25th

The October 25th episode of AEW Rampage saw AEW gain a small increase in key demographic ratings and a slight increase in overall viewership.

AEW drew 241,000 viewers and a 0.09 key demographic rating on TNT. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was #25 place.

Dave Meltzer reported that the main reason for AEW’s increases that week was due to the large gain from their older key demographic viewership group, which its percentage was not given. This reportedly mostly offset the stiff sports competition from the 2024 MLB World Series and the large decline from their younger key demographic viewership group, which was down 46.7% compared to the prior week’s show.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the 2024 MLB World Series Game 1 of New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers drew 14,163,000 viewers on FOX and 253,000 viewers on FOX Deportes, the NBA game of Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers drew 1,369,000 viewers on ESPN, the College football game of Louisville vs. Boston College drew 879,000 viewers on ESPN2, Scare Tactics drew 368,000 viewers on USA Network, 90 Day Fiance drew 326,000 viewers on TLC, and On Patrol Live drew 501,000 viewers on REELZ Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 116,000 viewers. AEW’s 18-34 had 9,000 viewers (down 59.1%), Females 18-34 had 7,000 viewers (down 12.5%), Males 35-49 had 69,000 viewers (up 50%), and Females 35-49 had 31,000 viewers (up 287.5%). Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 67.2% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 24.5% in overall viewership and down 3.3% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 key demographic viewership was down 50% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Rampage quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

• 1Q – 271,000 overall viewers and 134,000 key demo viewers (Three-way tag team match of Undisputed Kingdom vs. Shane Taylor Promotions vs. Gates of Agony and the BEEF & JD Drake backstage interview segment)
• 2Q – 241,000 overall viewers and 115,000 key demo viewers (Undisputed Kingdom & The Beast Mortos backstage interview segment, the Anna Jay vs. Leila Grey match, the Chuck Taylor video segment, and the start of the Beast Mortos vs. BEEF match)
• 3Q – 231,000 overall viewers and 112,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Mortos vs. BEEF match & post-match brawl with LFI & Drake, the Harley Cameron backstage interview segment, and the Fright Night Dynamite hype video segment)
• 4Q – 222,000 overall viewers and 101,000 key demo viewers (Ricochet vs. Nick Wayne match & post-match angle with Konosuke Takeshita)

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More on AEW Collision Viewership for October 26th

The October 26th episode of AEW Collision saw AEW suffer a large decline in key demographic ranking, small decline in overall viewership, and a slight decline in key demographic ratings.

AEW drew 321,000 viewers and a 0.09 key demographic rating on TNT. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was #22 place.

Dave Meltzer reported that the main reason for AEW’s declines that week was due to a combination of the stiff sports competition from the 2024 MLB World Series and the decline from their younger males key demographic viewership group, which was down 19% compared to the prior week’s show, and their older key demographic viewership group, which its percentage was not given. This reportedly offset the increase from their younger female key demographic viewership group, which was up 5.9% compared to the prior week’s show.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the 2024 MLB World Series Game 2 of New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers drew 13,713 viewers on FOX and 385,000 viewers on FOX Deportes, the College football game of LSU vs. Texas A&M drew 5,062,000 viewers on ABC, the College football game of Penn State vs. Wisconsin drew 3,342,000 viewers on NBC, the College football game of Michigan State vs. Michigan drew 1,729,000 viewers on Big Ten Network, the College football game of Florida State vs. Miami drew 1,532,000 viewers on ESPN, the College football game of Kansas vs. Kansas State drew 708,000 viewers on ESPN2, and On Patrol Live drew 450,000 viewers on REELZ Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 114,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 17,000 viewers (down 19%), Females 18-34 had 18,000 viewers (up 5.9%), Males 35-49 had 62,000 viewers (down 20.5%), and Females 35-49 had 17,000 viewers (down 26.1%). Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 69.3% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 32% in overall viewership and down 34.9% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 viewership was down 44.4% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Collision quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

• 1Q – 362,000 overall viewers and 106,000 key demo viewers (Orange Cassidy video segment and the Jay White vs. Shane Taylor match)
• 2Q – 340,000 overall viewers and 110,000 key demo viewers (Post-match White promo segment, the Ricochet & Lio Rush backstage segment, the Kyle Fletcher backstage interview segment, and the bulk of the Penelope Ford vs. Robyn Renegade match)
• 3Q – 313,000 overall viewers and 115,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Ford vs. Renegade match & post-match promo by Jamie Hayter, the FTR & The Outrunners backstage interview segment, and the start of the Outrunners vs. MxM Collection tag team match)
• 4Q – 298,000 overall viewers and 116,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Outrunners vs. MxM Collection tag team match, the Nigel McGuinness & Wheeler Yuta backstage interview video segment, and the Jake Roberts & La Faccion Ingobernable)
• 5Q – 317,000 overall viewers and 116,000 key demo viewers (Ricochet vs. Lio Rush match and the Harley Cameron & Thunder Rosa backstage interview segment)
• 6Q – 319,000 overall viewers and 110,000 key demo viewers (Undisputed Kingdom & The Beast Mortos backstage interview segment and the Anna Jay vs. Viva Van match)
• 7Q – 319,000 overall viewers and 125,000 key demo viewers (Mariah May promo video segment, the Adam Cole vs. Buddy Matthews match hype video segment, the Tomohiro Ishii & Kyle O’Reilly backstage interview segment, and the start of the FTR vs. La Faccion Ingobernable tag team match)
• 8Q – 297,000 overall viewers and 116,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the FTR vs. LFI tag team match & post-match brawl with Beast Mortos & The Outrunners)