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Ratings Breakdown For This Week’s AEW Dynamite & Collision

July 21, 2023 | Posted by Joseph Lee
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As previously reported, the ratings and viewership dropped slightly for AEW Collision, as the fifth week brought in 579,000 viewers and an 0.20 rating (258,000 viewers) in the key 18-49 demo. It also had an 0.12 in 18-34. Meanwhile, AEW Dynamite hit a five-month high with 953,000 viewers, as well as an 0.34 in 18-49 (441,000 viewers) and 0.24 in 18-34. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has more details on the numbers for both show, including a look at each individual quarter hour.

The show was #4 for the night and #2 in the time sot behind the UFC prelims (745,000 viewers/0.26). It beat everything on network TV except baseball on FOX, which had 2,080,000/0.39.

Compared to the week before, it was down 0.2% in viewers, down 7.5% in 18-49 and down 23.6% in 18-34.

Collision had 51,000 in men 18-34 (down 21.5%), 30,000 in women 18-34 (down 26.8%), 135,000 in men 35-49 (up 8%) and 43,000 in women 35-49 (down 10.4%).

Q1: FTR vs. Jay White & Juice Robinson (First Fall) – 544,000 viewers, 236,000 in 18-49
Q2: FTR vs. Jay White & Juice Robinson (End of First Fall, Start of Second Fall) – 546,000 viewers (up 2,000), 248,000 in 18-49 (up 12,000)
Q3: FTR vs. Jay White & Juice Robinson (End of Second Fall) – 583,000 viewers (up 37,000), 267,000 in 18-49 (up 19,000)
Q4: FTR vs. Jay White & Juice Robinson (Third Fall) – 545,000 viewers (down 38,000), 256,000 in 18-49 (down 11,000)
Q5: End of FTR vs. White & Robinson/Ruby Soho vs. Willow Nightingale – 591,000 viewers (up 46,000), 272,000 in 18-49 (up 16,000)
Q6: End of Soho vs. Nightingale/QTV segment – 571,000 viewers (down 20,000), 241,000 in 18-49 (down 31,000)
Q7: House of Black squash match/CM Punk vs. Ricky Starks – 618,000 viewers (up 47,000), 272,000 in 18-49 (up 31,000)
Q8: End of Punk vs. Starks – 633,000 viewers (up 15,000), 281,000 in 18-49 (up 9,000)

Dynamite was #1 on cable for the night, followed by The Big Bang Theory (855,000/0.20), American Dad (364,000/0.20) and Real Housewives of Orange County (667,000/0.18).

Compared to last week, it was up 15.5% in viewers, up 14.5% in 18-49 and up 7.6% in 18-34. Compared to last year, it was up 4.7% in viewers, up 4% in 18-49 and up 42.9% in 18-34. Compared to the 2022 Blood & Guts, it was down 68% in viewers, down 6.6% in 18-49 and up 14.1% in 18-34.

Dynamite had 104,000 viewers in men 18-34 (down 11.9%), 66,000 in women 18-34 (up 65%), 199,000 in men 35-49 (up 22.1%) and 73,000 in women 35-49 (up 10.6%). The audience was 68.7% male in 18-49.

Q1: HOOK vs. Jack Perry – 952,000 viewers, 411,000 in 18-49
Q2: End of HOOK vs. Perry/MJF & Adam Cole segment/Don Callis & Chris Jericho segment/Britt Baker vs. Kayla Sparks – 915,000 viewers (down 37,000), 425,000 in 18-49 (up 14,000)
Q3: Cole, MJF & Roderick Strong segment/Cole & MJF vs. Daniel Garcia & Sammy Guevara – 977,000 viewers (up 62,000), 458,000 in 18-49 (up 28,000)
Q4: End of Cole & MJF vs. Garcia & Guevara – 967,000 viewers (down 10,000), 464,000 in 18-49 (up 6,000)
Q5: Best Friends, Kris Statlander, Darby Allin segment/Blood & Guts hype video/Blood and Guts match start – 957,000 viewers (down 10,000), 434,000 in 18-49 (down 30,000)
Q6: Blackpool Combat Club vs. The Golden Elite – 980,000 viewers (up 23,000), 440,000 in 18-49 (up 6,000)
Q7: Blackpool Combat Club vs. The Golden Elite – 945,000 viewers (down 35,000), 432,000 in 18-49 (down 8,000)
Q8: Blackpool Combat Club vs. The Golden Elite – 928,000 viewers (down 17,000), 455,000 in 18-49 (up 23,000)
Overrun: End of BCC vs. Golden Elite – 980,000 viewers (up 52,000), 493,000 in 18-49 (up 38,000)