AEW Collision, Aug 19 on TNT: 482,000 viewers; 0.17 P18-49 rating

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AEW Collision, Saturday on TNT, was watched by 482,000 viewers on average, including about 223,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.17 P18-49 rating.

Collision was #13 for the day among cable originals, according to SpoilerTV. UFC PPV prelims were #1 on ESPN with a 0.51 P18-49 rating. Preseason games on the NFL Network largely made up the top 10, as well as a Premier League game on USA from the morning with a 0.22 rating, On Patrol on Reelz (0.19 and the Little League World Series on ESPN (0.24, 0.21).

This week’s Collision was up 1% compared to last week’s total viewership of 476,000. From last week, there was no difference for Collision in P18-49 viewership, which was the same 223,000 viewers. 

Many subset viewership numbers within 18-49 are the same or nearly the same as last week also, to the extent I thought I was looking incorrectly looking at last week’s numbers but I verified these are the correct numbers from Nielsen for Saturday’s episode.

Viewer counts in thousands for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 28 days in parentheses:

P2+: 482 (-12%)

P18-49: 223 (-3%)

M18-49: 164 (+4%)

F18-49: 59 (-18%)

P18-34: 78 (-10%)

M18-34: 54 (-5%)

F18-34: 23 (-6%)

P35-49: 146 (+1%)

M35-49: 110 (+9%)

F35-49: 36 (-16%)

Non-P18-49: 259 (-18%)

Most-viewed YouTube videos from Collision, as of 9am today:

1. Could Darby Allin outwork the self-proclaimed TNT Champion, Christian Cage?: 308,765

2. Samoa Joe will not be denied! Will CM Punk respond to Joe’s All In challenge?| 8/19/23 AEW Collision – YouTube: 251,109

3. Bullet Club Gold calls out Kenny Omega, Hangman, & Ibushi for AEW All In!: 118,641

4. Big Bill returns to Collision with an ABSOLUTE manager!: 108,620

5. The Saga Continues! Powerhouse writes another chapter in the Book of Hobbs!: 69,348

6. Bullet Club Gold meets the Boys! Switchblade Jay White vs Dalton Castle!: 62,140

7. After last week’s tag match, Willow looks to avenge her loss to Diamante!: 57,284

8. The Gunns & Juice Robinson take on The Iron Savages before AEW All In!: 55,454

This ratings report was written with the assistance of automated programs created by me, then manually edited.

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Brandon Thurston
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