AEW Collision ratings steady despite WWE NXT competition

Saturday night’s episode of AEW Collision, which went head-to-head with NXT Deadline, averaged 455,000 viewers on TNT, up 0.9 percent from the previous week. 

This is the highest audience total for Collision since October 28. It’s also the best viewership the show has ever done when airing on the same day as a WWE or NXT premium live event. 

Collision drew a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s the same rating the show drew last week and ties the second-highest rating Collision has done in that category since September 16. It’s also the best 18-49 rating the show has done with WWE competition on the same day.

This was a taped Collision episode that was actually recorded on Tuesday, prior to Wednesday’s live Dynamite from Montreal. Collision featured two Continental Classic matches, along with a rare singles match from Kenny Omega. Omega’s match against Ethan Page drew the highest quarter hour viewership on the show.

Collision did benefit from the lack of college football competition, though the show went against the finals of the NBA’s In-Season Tournament in addition to NXT Deadline.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, as well as the 10-week averages in both categories. This week’s show was up 14.5 percent in overall viewers and up 27.3 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.