AEW Collision viewership down, 18-49 rating ties record low
Saturday night’s AEW Collision averaged 219,000 viewers on TNT, down 24.2 percent from the previous week. It’s the second-lowest viewership number for the show since September 20.
In the 18-49 demo, Collision drew a 0.03 rating. That’s down 50 percent from last week and ties the lowest rating the show has ever done in that category. The viewership total and demo rating for this episode were almost identical to the 217,000 viewers and 0.03 rating Collision did for the November 1 show that went head-to-head with WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event and game seven of the World Series.
This Collision had its regular tough Saturday night competition with college football on various network and cable stations, as well as the UFC 322 prelims on ESPN. Collision finished 22nd on the prime time cable charts in the key demo.
As compared to the same week in 2024, under Nielsen’s previous ratings reporting system, Collision’s overall viewership was down 38.5 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 72.7 percent. This year’s numbers do not include viewership from the HBO Max simulcast.
Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, along with the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s episode was down 23.1 percent in viewers and 50 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.
Note: Beginning on October 1, Nielsen started using the Big Data + Panel reporting method. The change has resulted in significant declines for most wrestling shows, although it has not affected Collision as much as others.
