More on AEW Dynamite Week 289 – April 16, 2025 Viewership, Dynamite Week 290 – April 23, Collision Week 90 – April 17

Apr 27, 2025

More on AEW Dynamite Viewership for April 16th

The April 16th episode of AEW Dynamite saw AEW suffer a small increase in overall viewership and a slight decline in key demographic rankings. That week’s show was notable for being the Dynamite Spring BreakThru special and for Dynamite surpassing WCW Nitro for longest running weekly primetime show in Turner networks history.

AEW drew 624,000 viewers and a 0.17 key demographic rating on TBS. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was #13 place.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the main reasons for AEW’s decreases that week was due to a combination of the stiff sports competition from the 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament, the lower than usual lead-in programming numbers, and the small decline from their Over 50 demographic viewership group, which its percentage was not given. This reportedly offset the gains from their younger female key demographic viewership group, which was up 5.9% compared to the prior week’s show. Meltzer reported that the viewership on MAX for the show is currently not known. AEW’s lead-in programming Big Bang Theory reportedly drew 788,000 viewers and a 0.10 rating.

In terms of head-to-head competition, the 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament game of Miami Heat vs. Chicago Bulls drew 2,073,000 viewers on ESPN, the NHL game of Detroit Red Wings vs. New Jersey Devils drew 135,000 viewers on TNT, the MLB game of Seattle Mariners vs. Cincinnati Reds drew 201,000 viewers on FS1, Survivor drew 4,785,000 viewers on CBS, The Challenge drew 283,000 viewers on MTV, My 600 LB. Life drew 271,000 viewers on TLC, Expedition Files drew 798,000 viewers on Discovery Channel, and Summer House drew 352,000 viewers on BRAVO.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 222,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 60,000 viewers (down 6.3%), Females 18-34 had 36,000 viewers (up 5.9%), Males 35-49 had 95,000 viewers (down 1%), and Females 35-49 had 31,000 viewers (down 13.9%). Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 69.8% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 8.6% in overall viewership and down 28.2% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 key demographic viewership was down 8.6% compared to the same week last year. Meltzer also reported that one main reason for the large declines is due to the unknown key demographic viewership migration on MAX compared to last year’s show.

AEW Dynamite quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 658,000 overall viewers and 224,000 key demo viewers (The Opps & HOOK announcement segment and the bulk of the 2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament Semifinal Round match of Mercedes Mone vs. Athena)
2Q – 629,000 overall viewers and 226,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Mone vs. Athena match & post-match stuff with “Timeless” Toni Storm and the Hangman Adam Page & The Elite backstage segment)
3Q – 561,000 overall viewers and 196,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament First Round match of Page vs. Josh Alexander)
4Q – 611,000 overall viewers and 223,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Page vs. Alexander match & post-match brawl with Kyle Fletcher, The Patriarchy backstage segment, and the FTR, Tony Schiavone, 2.0, & Daniel Garcia video segment)
5Q – 635,000 overall viewers and 217,000 key demo viewers (AEW World Tag Team Championship match of Gates of Agony vs. The Hurt Syndicate (c))
6Q – 689,000 overall viewers and 274,000 key demo viewers (Hurt Syndicate & MJF in-ring promo segment, the Will Ospreay & Konosuke Takeshita video segment, the Hurt Syndicate backstage promo segment, and the start of the 2025 Men’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament Semifinal Round match of Ospreay vs. Takeshita)
7Q – 681,000 overall viewers and 253,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Ospreay vs. Takeshita match)
8Q – 599,000 overall viewers and 203,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Ospreay vs. Takeshita match and the start of the AEW World Trios Championship match of The Opps vs. Death Riders (c))
Overrun – 565,000 overall viewers and 175,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the AEW World Trios Championship match & post-match stuff)

More on AEW Dynamite Viewership for April 23rd

The April 23rd episode of AEW Dynamite saw AEW suffer a very large decline in overall viewership, a small decline in key demographic ratings and a slight decline key demographic rankings.

AEW drew 521,000 viewers and a 0.14 key demographic rating on TBS. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was #15 place.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the main reasons for AEW’s decreases this week was due to a combination of very stiff sports competition from the 2025 NBA and NHL Playoffs, the West Coast feed airing at an earlier than usual start time due to it being live instead of taped, and the large declines from their Over 50 viewership group, which its percentage was not given, and younger key demographic viewership group, which was down 35.4% compared to last week’s show. Meltzer reported that the viewership on MAX for the show is currently not known. AEW’s lead-in programming Big Bang Theory reportedly drew 766,000 viewers and a 0.15 rating.

In terms of head-to-head competition, the 2025 NBA Playoffs Game 2 of Orlando Magic vs. Boston Celtics drew 2,237,000 viewers on TNT and 311,000 viewers on truTV, the 2025 NBA Playoffs Game 2 of Miami Heat vs. Cleveland Cavaliers drew 492,000 viewers on NBA TV, the 2025 NHL Playoffs Game 2 of Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington Capitals drew 815,000 viewers on ESPN, Survivor drew 4,580,000 viewers on CBS, Expedition Files drew 688,000 viewers on Discovery Channel, and Summer House drew 434,000 viewers on BRAVO.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 187,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 31,000 viewers (down 48.3%), Females 18-34 had 31,000 viewers (down 13.9%), Males 35-49 had 96,000 viewers (up 1.1%), and Females 35-49 had 29,000 viewers (down 6.5%). Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 67.9% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 23.7% in overall viewership and down 39.5% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 key demographic viewership was down 41% compared to the same week last year. Meltzer also reported that one main reason for the large declines is due to the unknown key demographic viewership migration on MAX compared to last year’s show.

AEW Dynamite quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 597,000 overall viewers and 223,000 key demo viewers (Master P & The Opps promo segment & brawl with Death Riders & The Elite, the Patriarchy backstage segment, and the start of the Ricochet vs. Mark Briscoe match)
2Q – 540,000 overall viewers and 201,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Ricochet vs. Briscoe match & post-match brawl with Kevin Knight)
3Q – 560,000 overall viewers and 202,000 key demo viewers (Stokely Hathaway, FTR, & Rock ‘N’ Roll Express promo segment & brawl & stuff with Paragon)
4Q – 505,000 overall viewers and 184,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Young Bucks vs. “Speedball” Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight tag team match)
5Q – 550,000 overall viewers and 187,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Young Bucks vs. Bailey & Knight tag team match & post-match stuff with Ricochet, the “Timeless” Toni Storm, Luther, & Queen Aminata backstage interview segment, and the start of the Hurt Syndicate & MJF promo segment)
6Q – 490,000 overall viewers and 172,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the Hurt Syndicate & MJF promo segment & backstage stuff, the MJF & Hangman Adam Page backstage segment, and the start of the Brody King & Will Ospreay vs. Don Callis Family tag team match)
7Q – 464,000 overall viewers and 157,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the King & Ospreay vs. Don Callis Family tag team match & post-match brawl with Lance Archer, Page, Rocky Romero, & Trent Beretta)
8Q – 460,000 overall viewers and 161,000 key demo viewers (2025 Women’s Owen Hart Foundation Cup Tournament Semifinal Round match of Jamie Hayter vs. Kris Statlander)

More on AEW Collision Viewership for April 17th

The April 17th episode of AEW Collision saw AEW suffer a very large decline in overall viewership, a large decline in key demographic rankings, and a small decline in key demographic demographic ratings. That week’s show was notable for being the Collision Spring BreakThru special and for Collision being preempted to a Thursday timeslot due to TNT not wanting AEW to go head-to-head against WWE’s WrestleMania 41 show and 2025 NHL Playoffs coverage on the network that night.

AEW drew 353,000 viewers and a 0.08 key demographic rating on TNT. AEW’s key demographic ranking for that night was outside of the Top 25 shows.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the main reason for AEW’s declines that week was due to a combination of Collision airing outside of its normal date and timeslot, the large decline from the older make key demographic viewership group which was down 50.5% compared to the prior week’s show, and the lower than usual first quarter hour viewership. This reportedly offset the small increases from their younger key demographic viewership group, which was up 6.5% compared to the prior week’s show. Meltzer reported that Collision’s viewership very likely would have been much worse had it aired against WWE’s event based on past instances of AEW going up against a major WWE PLE. Meltzer also reported that the viewership on MAX for the show is currently not known.

In terms of notable head-to-head competition, the NHL game of Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins drew 535,000 viewers on ESPN, the MLB game of Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers drew 354,000 viewers on FS1, and Top Chef drew 406,000 viewers on BRAVO.

In terms of key demographic viewership, AEW had 105,000 viewers. AEW’s Males 18-34 had 18,000 viewers, Females 18-34 had 15,000 viewers, Males 35-49 had 45,000 viewers, and Females 35-49 had 27,000 viewers. Meltzer reported that AEW’s males/female viewership split was 60% in favor of males.

In terms of yearly comparisons, AEW was down 23.4% in overall viewership and down 38.6% in key demographic viewership. Meltzer reported that AEW’s 18-34 key demographic viewership was down 5.7% compared to the same week last year. Meltzer also reported that one main reason for the declines is due to the unknown key demographic viewership migration on MAX compared to last year’s show.

AEW Collision quarter hour viewership breakdowns were:

1Q – 298,000 overall viewers and 77,000 key demo viewers (Dynamite Spring BreakThru video segment, the Death Riders promo segment, and the bulk of the Lance Archer vs. Kevin Knight match)
2Q – 284,000 overall viewers and 80,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Archer vs. Knight match, the Opps & Powerhouse Hobbs promo video segment, the Kris Statlander & Jamie Hayter backstage interview segment, and the Tony Schiavone letter from FTR promo segment)
3Q – 288,000 overall viewers and 86,000 key demo viewers (Don Callis Family vs. The Conglomeration tag team match & bulk of the post-match attack by Rocky Romero & Trent Beretta to Tomohiro Ishii)
4Q – 326,000 overall viewers and 98,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Romero & Beretta reunion & attack on Ishii segment, the Mercedes Mone & Harley Cameron backstage interview segment, the 2-on-1 Handicap match of Megan Bayne vs. Ashley Vox & Rebecca Scott & post-match attack by Bayne, the Anthony Bowens video promo segment, and the Paragon backstage promo segment)
5Q – 354,000 overall viewers and 108,000 key demo viewers (Bulk of the TNT Championship Open Challenge match of Claudio Castagnoli vs. Adam Cole (c))
6Q – 396,000 overall viewers and 122,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the TNT Championship Open Challenge match & post-match stuff with the Death Riders & Paragon, the Learning Tree backstage interview segment, the La Faccion Ingobernable vs. KM, LSG, & Rosario Grillo Trios match, and the Kevin Knight, “Speedball” Mike Bailey, & Ricochet backstage segment)
7Q – 412,000 overall viewers and 123,000 key demo viewers (ROH World Television Championship match of Nick Wayne vs. Komander (c))
8Q – 438,000 overall viewers and 128,000 key demo viewers (Top Flight, Leila Gray, & Cru backstage promo segment and the bulk of the Julia Hart & Kris Statlander vs. Mercedes Mone & Hatley Cameron tag team match)
Overrun – 462,000 overall viewers and 175,000 key demo viewers (Ending of the Hart & Statlander vs. Mone & Cameron tag team match)