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Nov 9, 2024

Update on AEW Dynamite Viewership for October 30th

As noted before, the October 30th AEW Fright Night Dynamite show drew 628,000 viewers and a 0.19 rating on TBS.

This week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter featured additional details that were not available in last week’s issue due to ratings numbers report delay issues from Nielsen.

In terms of key demographic viewership breakdowns, AEW’s 18-34 had 44,000 viewers (down 20%), Females 18-34 had 46,000 viewers (up 130%), Males 35-49 had 118,000 viewers (down 10.8%), and Females 35-49 had 48,000 viewers (down 4%).

AEW Dynamite quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 708,000 overall viewers and 269,000 key demo viewers (Orange Cassidy promo segment, the Mercedes Mone & Kamille backstage interview segment, and the start of the Adam Cole vs. Buddy Matthews match)
2Q – 647,000 overall viewers and 253,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Cole vs. Matthews match & post-match angle with Malakai Black and the Christopher Daniels & Private Party backstage interview segment)
3Q – 651,000 overall viewers and 253,000 key demo viewers (Adam Cole & Undisputed Kingdom backstage promo segment, the Don Callis, Kyle Fletcher, & Mark Davis promo segment, and the Hangman Adam Page backstage interview segment)
4Q – 649,000 overall viewers and 256,000 key demo viewers (Jon Moxley & Blackpool Combat Club promo segment & brawl with Orange Cassidy, Dark Order, Darby Allin, Top Flight, Lio Rush, Daniel Garcia, Action Andretti, Private Party and the start of the AEW World Tag Team Championship match of Private Party vs. The Young Bucks (c))
5Q – 590,000 overall viewers and 237,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the AEW World Tag Team Championship match)
6Q – 594,000 overall viewers and 250,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the AEW World Tag Team Championship match & post-match stuff, the Penelope Ford & Jamie Hayter backstage segment, the Swerve Strickland vs. Shelton Benjamin match hype video segment, The Learning Tree promo segment, and the Anna Jay vs. Mariah May match hype video segment)
7Q – 603,000 overall viewers and 251,000 key demo viewers (Jack Perry, Daniel Garcia, & The Elite backstage segment, the Kris Statlander vs. Kamille match & post-match brawl with Mercedes Mone, and the Patriarchy backstage promo segment)
8Q – 595,000 overall viewers and 264,000 key demo viewers (The Conglomeration backstage promo segment, the Young Bucks, Brandon Cutler, & Christopher Daniels backstage segment & BCC’s attack on Cutler, and the bulk of the Swerve Strickland vs. Shelton Benjamin match)
Overrun – 615,000 overall viewers and 283,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Strickland vs. Benjamin match & post-match Bobby Lashley debut & brawl with Strickland & MVP promo)

More on AEW Dynamite Viewership for November 6th

The November 6th episode of AEW Dynamite saw AEW suffer a very large decline in overall viewership, a large decline in key demographic rankings, and a small decline in key demographic ratings. This week’s show was notable for going head-to-head with WWE’s NXT show that night.

AEW drew 523,000 viewers and a 0.16 key demographic rating on TBS. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was outside of the top 25.

Dave Meltzer reported that the main reasons for AEW’s declines this week was due to a combination of their show going head-to-head against WWE’s NXT show that night and the stiff sports competition and news coverage of the 2024 Presidential Election. Another reason reportedly was due to the decline from their overall key demographic viewership group, which was down 16% compared to last week’s show, of which their younger key demographic viewership group was down 21.1% compared to last week’s show. Meltzer reported that there was very little viewers who crossed over after WWE’s NXT show for AEW’s show due to how little of a bump AEW received for their overrun, which was only up 5,000 in overall viewers but lost 5,000 viewers in key demographic viewers compared to their eighth quarter. Meltzer also reported that AEW’s overall viewership was the second lowest ever for a show in its regular Wednesday night time slot.

In terms of head-to-head competition, AEW Dynamite drew 523,000 viewers on TBS, the NBA game of Golden State Warriors vs. Boston Celtics drew 2,140,000 viewers on ESPN, the NHL game of Detroit Red Wings vs. Chicago Blackhawks drew 327,000 viewers on TNT, the College football game of Northern Illinois vs. Western Michigan drew 442,000 viewers on ESPN2, Survivor drew 4,664,000 viewers on CBS, The Challenge drew 424,000 viewers on MTV, Expedition Unknown drew 816,000 viewers on Discovery Channel, Sistas Series drew 708,000 viewers on BET, and Real Housewives of Salt Lake City drew 354,000 viewers on BRAVO.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 216,000 viewers. Meltzer reported that AEW’s Males 18-49 had 156,000 viewers and Females 18-49 had 59,000 viewers. Meltzer reported that AEW’s male/female viewership skew was 72.6% in favor of males.

In an interesting note, Meltzer reported that AEW topped NXT in two out of the eight quarters for key demographic viewership and only one quarter for overall viewership. In regards to overall viewership, this sole quarter was the first quarter hour.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 35% in overall viewership and down 39.1% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 key demographic viewership was down 49.3% compared to the same week last year. Meltzer reported that the reason for the very large declines was due to last year’s show did not have competition from WWE.

AEW Dynamite quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 666,000 overall viewers and 244,000 key demo viewers (The Hurt Syndicate, Swerve Strickland, & Prince Nana promo segment, the Orange Cassidy & Jon Moxley video segment, and the start of the Death Riders vs. Cassidy & Darby Allin tag team match)
2Q – 575,000 overall viewers and 226,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Death Riders & Cassidy & Allin tag team match & post-match brawl with Wheeler Yuta, Jon Moxley, & The Conglomeration)
3Q – 516,000 overall viewers and 209,000 key demo viewers (Ricochet & Hurt Syndicate backstage segment and the start of the Six-Man Tag Team Fight Without Honor match of The Conglomeration vs. The Learning Tree)
4Q – 535,000 overall viewers and 215,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Six-Man Tag Team Fight Without Honor match of The Conglomeration vs. The Learning Tree, The Death Riders backstage promo segment, and the start of the Adam Cole vs. Malakai Black match)
5Q – 511,000 overall viewers and 208,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Cole vs. Black match & post-match stuff & promo by Cole)
6Q – 469,000 overall viewers and 206,000 key demo viewers (MJF promo video segment, the Jay White backstage interview segment & brawl with Hangman Adam Page & Juice Robinson & promo by White, the Kris Statlander backstage interview segment & brawl with Mercedes Mone & Kamille, and the start of the Christian Cage, Kip Sabian, The Patriarchy & HOOK promo segment)
7Q – 498,000 overall viewers and 225,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Patriarchy & HOOK promo segment, the Don Callis & MJF messenger backstage segment, the Jamie Hayter vs. Penelope Ford match, and the Mina Shirakawa promo video segment)
8Q – 455,000 overall viewers and 203,000 key demo viewers (Kazuchika Okada video promo segment and the bulk of the Don Callis Family vs. Ricochet & Powerhouse Hobbs tag team match)
Overrun – 460,000 overall viewers and 198,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Don Callis Family vs. Ricochet & Hobbs tag team match & post-match brawl with Mark Davis, Lance Archer, Brian Cage, & Will Ospreay)

More on AEW Rampage Viewership for November 1st

The November 1st episode of AEW Rampage saw AEW suffer a large decline in overall viewership and a small decline in key demographic ratings.

AEW drew 174,000 viewers and a 0.05 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 the large declines from their overall key demographic viewership group, which was down 53.7% overall and down 63.3% in 18-34. Meltzer reported that AEW’s viewership was the lowest ever for a Rampage show in Rampage series history. Meltzer reported that the main reason why that week’s show hit a record low is currently not known since it was a weaker night than usual in terms of competition and the only other possible explanation would be the series being in a lame duck period.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the NBA game of Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves drew 1,396,000 viewers on ESPN, the College football game of San Diego State vs. Boise State drew 656,000 viewers on FS1, the College football game of South Florida vs. Florida Atlantic drew 562,000 viewers on ESPN2, Scare Tactics drew 439,000 viewers on USA Network, 90 Day Fiance drew 286,000 viewers on TLC, and On Patrol Live drew 595,000 viewers on REELZ Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 68,000 viewers. AEW’s 18-34 had 13,000 viewers (down 35%), Females 18-34 had 5,000 viewers (up 150%), Males 35-49 had 38,000 viewers (down 24%), and Females 35-49 had 12,000 viewers (down 70.7%). Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 75% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 32% in overall viewership and down 30.8% in key demographic viewership.

AEW Rampage quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 200,000 overall viewers and 74,000 key demo viewers (La Faccion Ingobernable vs. The Butcher, JD Drake, & BEEF Trios match, the Stokely Hathaway backstage interview segment, and the Taya Valkyrie vs. Zoey Lynn match)
2Q – 160,000 overall viewers and 63,000 key demo viewers (Deonna Purrazo, Taya Valkyrie, & Stokely Hathaway backstage segment & Valkyrie’s attack on Lynn, the Thunder Rosa vs. Harley Cameron match hype video segment, and the Queen Aminata vs. Leila Grey match)
3Q – 165,000 overall viewers and 68,000 key demo viewers (Top Flight & Action Andretti vs. Dark Order Trios match)
4Q – 163,000 overall viewers and 65,000 key demo viewers (Lio Rush vs. Komander match)

More on AEW Collision Viewership for November 2nd

The November 2nd episode of AEW Collision saw AEW gain a small increase in overall viewership. That week’s show was notable for taking place on the same day as WWE’s Crown Jewel 2024 event but did not go head-to-head against it.

AEW drew 349,000 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 increases that week was due to the increases from the older key demographic viewership and Over 50 demographic viewership groups, which its percentages were not given. This reportedly offset the decline from their younger key demographic viewership group, which was down 11.4% compared to the prior week’s show.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the College football game of Texas A&M vs. South Carolina drew 5,561,000 viewers on ABC, the College football game of Wisconsin vs. Iowa drew 2,734,000 viewers on FOX, the College football game of Louisville vs. Clemson drew 1,433,000 viewers on ESPN, the College football game of UCLA vs. Nebraska drew 882,000 viewers on Big Ten Network, the College football game of TCU vs. Baylor drew 483,000 viewers on ESPN, the College football game of Minnesota vs. Illinois drew 551,000 viewers on FS1, and On Patrol Live drew 537,000 viewers on REELZ Channel.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 119,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 20,000 viewers (up 17.6%), Females 18-34 had 11,000 viewers (down 38.9%), Males 35-49 had 66,000 viewers (up 6.5%), and Females 35-49 had 22,000 viewers (up 29.4%). Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 72.3% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 4.6% in overall viewership but up 2.6% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 viewership was down 11.4% compared to the same week last year.

AEW Collision quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 354,000 overall viewers and 111,000 key demo viewers (Private Party AEW World Tag Team Championship celebration segment, the Mariah May & Anna Jay video promo segment, The Acclaimed backstage interview segment, and the start of the Dia de Los Muertos match of Thunder Rosa vs. Harley Cameron)
2Q – 335,000 overall viewers and 116,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Dia de Los Muertos match and the Undisputed Kingdom, Lance Archer, & Brian Cage backstage segment)
3Q – 325,000 overall viewers and 113,000 key demo viewers (Komander vs. Kyle Fletcher match & post-match stuff with Mark Davis)
4Q – 349,000 overall viewers and 120,000 key demo viewers (Jack Perry & Daniel Garcia backstage promo segment, the Lance Archer & Brian Cage vs. Shaun Smith & Joe Keys tag team match & post-match brawl with Undisputed Kingdom, the AR Fox, Nick Wayne, Mother Wayne, & Kip Sabian backstage segment, and the Kris Statlander backstage promo segment)
5Q – 370,000 overall viewers and 129,000 key demo viewers (Jon Moxley, Death Riders, & Action Andretti promo segment & PAC’s attack on Andretti and the PAC vs. Andretti match)
6Q – 352,000 overall viewers and 124,000 key demo viewers (Post-match promo by Orange Cassidy & brawl with Wheeler Yuta, the Malakai Black video promo segment, the Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher backstage promo segment, and the Lio Rush vs. Ariya Daivari match)
7Q – 349,000 overall viewers and 113,000 key demo viewers (MxM Collection & Johnny TV backstage segment, and the Roderick Strong vs. Shane Taylor match)
8Q – 352,000 overall viewers and – key demo viewers** (Bobby Lashley & Hurt Syndicate video segment, the Mina Shirakawa promo video segment, and the bulk of the AEW Women’s World Championship match of Anna Jay vs. “The Glamour” Mariah May (c))
Overrun – 380,000 overall viewers and 132,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the AEW Women’s World Championship match)

** The key demographic viewership for Collision’s 8th quarter hour was not listed by Meltzer for reasons unknown.