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WWE Smackdown on Fox from 8 to 10 pm went head-to-head with a preempted Collision. Smackdown was watched by 2,206,000 viewers on average, including 815,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.62 P18-49 rating.
AEW Collision, on TNT, was watched by 270,000 viewers on average, including 111,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.08 P18-49 rating.
Following Collision, AEW Rampage at 10 pm, was watched by 280,000 viewers on average, including 121,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.09 P18-49 rating.
The 30-minute AEW Countdown special followed Rampage, was watched by 139,000 viewers on average, including 58,000 aged 18 to 49, for a 0.04 P18-49 rating.
In preemption and going against Smackdown, this was Collision’s lowest total viewership ever. P18-49 viewership was slightly higher than that of the September 30 episode, which also had a 0.08 P18-49 rating based on 106,000 viewers, slightly lower than 111,000 viewers for this episode.
This week’s Collision was down 32% compared to last week’s total viewership of 396,000. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 21% from last week’s 0.11 rating.
Despite going against Collision, this week’s Smackdown was up 1% compared to last week’s total viewership of 2,195,000. Among viewers 18-49, viewership was up 8% from last week’s 0.57 rating.
This week’s Rampage was down 13% compared to last week’s total viewership of 322,000. Among viewers 18 to 49, viewership was down 22% from last week’s 0.12 rating.
Viewer counts in thousands for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 28 days in parentheses:
Smackdown:
P2+: 2206 (+2%)
P18-49: 815 (+12%)
M18-49: 528 (+8%)
F18-49: 287 (+20%)
P18-34: 281 (+7%)
M18-34: 169 (+9%)
F18-34: 112 (+20%)
P35-49: 533 (+16%)
M35-49: 359 (+14%)
F35-49: 175 (+23%)
Non-P18-49: 1391 (-3%)
Collision:
P2+: 270 (-38%)
P18-49: 111 (-30%)
M18-49: 63 (-45%)
F18-49: 48 (+7%)
P18-34: 42 (-23%)
M18-34: 23 (-39%)
F18-34: 20 (+18%)
P35-49: 68 (-34%)
M35-49: 40 (-49%)
F35-49: 28 (-5%)
Non-P18-49: 159 (-42%)
Rampage:
P2+: 280 (-13%)
P18-49: 121 (-17%)
M18-49: 83 (-17%)
F18-49: 38 (-18%)
P18-34: 38 (-12%)
M18-34: 26 (-10%)
F18-34: 11 (-21%)
P35-49: 83 (-15%)
M35-49: 56 (-15%)
F35-49: 27 (-14%)
Non-P18-49: 159 (-13%)
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Smackdown, as of November 19, 3 pm:
1. Cody Rhodes helps LA Knight repel Bloodline post-match attack: 533,857
2. Santos Escobar collides with The LWO: 426,781
3. The Man joins the fight against Damage CTRL at WarGames: SmackDown, Nov. 17, 2023: 375,445
4. LA Knight battles Jimmy Uso: 328,128
5. Knight vows to make The Bloodline cease to exist: 307,411
6. Damage CTRL make WarGames challenge to Flair, Belair and Shotzi: 250,345
7. FULL SEGMENT – Becky Lynch emerges to play WarGames against Damage CTRL: 226,704
8. Triple Threat Tag Team Title No. 1 Contender Match: 161,699
9. Carlito wants to avenge Rey Mysterio at Survivor Series: 148,223
10. Dragon Lee takes on Axiom in an incredibly explosive showdown: 146,407
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Collision, as of 4pm today:
1. Could Daniel Garcia stop the vengeful Redeemer, Miro?: 152,106
2. House of Black’s Buddy Matthews takes on BCC’s Wheeler Yuta!: 137,417
3. Two of AEW’s hardest hitters go 1-on1! FTR’s Dax Harwood vs LFI’s RUSH!: 127,946
4. TNT Champion Christian Cage plans to end Sting’s career early at Full Gear!| 11/17/23 AEW Collision: 103,554
5. Wardlow’s path of destruction continues on AEW Collision!: 81,649
6. AEW Women’s Champ Shida & TBS Champ Statlander take on Saraya & Soho!: 71,449
7. Who will face the #TNT Champ? Beretta, Penta El Zero Miedo, Cage, or Komander?: 53,333
8. The Kings of the Black Throne stake their claim for AEW Tag Team Titles!: 50,189
Most-viewed YouTube videos from Rampage, as of 4pm today:
1. Jay White’s interview with Renee breaks down and boils into the arena!: 207,407
2. TNT Champion, “The Patriarch” Christian Cage takes on Trent Beretta!: 117,093
3. “Neck-Strong” Roderick Strong takes on Action Andretti!: 64,907
4. Before her match at AEW Full Gear, Timeless Toni Storm takes on Emi Sakura!: 52,073
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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Charts below exclude preemptions, including the latest episode of Collision
Brandon Thurston has written about wrestling business since 2015. He operates and owns Wrestlenomics.