AEW Dynamite, May 21 on TBS: 575,000 viewers; 0.15 P18-49 rating | TV ratings analysis

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TV RATINGS

AEW Dynamite on TBS
Wed, May. 21, 2025: 8:00 to 10:08 pm

575,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.15

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

Dynamite ranked #6 for the night on cable in P18-49. The NBA playoff game on TNT between the Pacers and Knicks was #1 with 1.89 in P18-49 and 5,726,000 total viewers. The Oilers vs. Stars NHL playoff game on ESPN was #2 with 0.45 and 1,460,000 viewers. The simulcast of the Pacers-Knicks game on TruTV was #3 and the pre-game on TNT was #4. Jesse Watters on Fox News was #5.

P2+ comparisons:

  • This episode vs. last week (682,000): -16%
  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (615,000): -7%
  • Current 2025-Q2 P2+ average (614,000) vs. 2024-Q2 (712,000): -14%
  • Current May 2025 P2+ average (629,000) vs. May 2024 (717,000): -12%

P18-49 comparisons:

  • This episode vs. last week (0.17): -12%
  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.16): -6%
  • Current 2025-Q2 P18-49 average (0.16) vs. 2024-Q2 (0.24): -33%
  • Current May 2025 P18-49 average (0.16) vs. May 2024 (0.24): -33%

Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses. Some viewer counts may be based on the national rating for that demo:

  • P2+: 575k (-9%)
  • P18-49: 201k (-6%)
  • F18-49: 73k (+1%)
  • M18-49: 121k (-8%)
  • Non-P18-49: 374k (-10%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

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LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Rio Rancho, NM at Rio Rancho Events Center
Estimated tickets distributed: 3,120

Market-to-market comparisons (Rio Rancho, NM):

  • 2021-10-16 (Sat) – WWE Supershow: 4,235 (-26% vs. 3,120)
  • 2023-04-15 (Sat) – WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event: 6,246 (-50%)
  • 2024-01-14 (Sun) – WWE Supershow: 5,213 (-40%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2025-Q2 AEW Dynamite average: (3,261) vs. 2024-Q2 (3,643): -10%

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YOUTUBE

Videos tracked since 11 PM Wed May 21 2025 as of 5 PM Thu May 22 2025 U.S. Eastern Time.


RECEPTION

As of 5:05 pm, May 22

Event rating:

  • Cagematch.net voter rating: 7.56 (47 votes)
  • This episode vs. last week (7.52): +1%
  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (7.95): -5%
  • Current 2025-Q2 average (7.76) vs. 2024-Q2 (7.19): +8%

Match ratings:

  • 7.57 (66 votes) – Swerve Strickland & The Opps (Powerhouse Hobbs & Samoa Joe) vs. Jon Moxley & The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson)
  • 6.22 (45 votes) – Julia Hart vs. Mina Shirakawa
  • 6.08 (47 votes) – Ricochet vs. Anthony Bowens

This report was produced with the assistance of programming scripts created and maintained by me.

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Brandon Thurston has written about wrestling business since 2015. He operates and owns Wrestlenomics.


WWE NXT, May 20 on CW: 697,000 viewers; 0.13 P18-49 rating | TV ratings analysis

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TV RATINGS

WWE NXT on CW
Tue, May. 20, 2025: 8:00 to 10:00 pm

697,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.13

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

The NBA and NHL playoffs led on cable. Timberwolves vs. Thunder on ESPN average 1.64 in P18-49 and 4,989,000 viewers. Panthers vs. Hurricanes on TNT averaged 0.40 and 1,296,0002.

P2+ comparisons:

  • This episode vs. last week (664,000): +5%
  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (669,000): +4%
  • Current 2025-Q2 P2+ average (671,000) vs. 2024-Q2 (657,000): +2%
  • Current May 2025 P2+ average (671,000) vs. May 2024 (646,000): +4%

P18-49 comparisons:

  • This episode vs. last week (0.15): -13%
  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.15): -13%
  • Current 2025-Q2 P18-49 average (0.15) vs. 2024-Q2 (0.20): -25%
  • Current May 2025 P18-49 average (0.14) vs. May 2024 (0.20): -30%

Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses. Some viewer counts may be based on the national rating for that demo:

  • P2+: 697k (+4%)
  • P18-49: 174k (-13%)
  • F18-49: 67k (-4%)
  • M18-49: 114k (-13%)
  • Non-P18-49: 523k (+13%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

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LIVE EVENTS

Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Orlando, Florida at WWE Performance Center

Taped at WWE Performance Center with WWE LFG Taping on May. 20, 2025.

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YOUTUBE

Videos tracked since 9 PM Tue May 20 2025 as of 8 AM Thu May 22 2025 U.S. Eastern Time.


RECEPTION

As of 9:00 am, May 22

Event rating:

  • Cagematch.net voter rating: 5.95 (18 votes)
  • This episode vs. last week (6.06): -2%
  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (7.10): -16%
  • Current 2025-Q2 average (6.93) vs. 2024-Q2 (6.92): +0%

Match ratings:

  • 7.91 (46 votes) – Ashante Adonis and Je’Von Evans vs. Sean Legacy
  • 6.12 (31 votes) – Kelani Jordan vs. Zaria
  • 5.24 (28 votes) – Fallon Henley vs. Lola Vice
  • 4.52 (28 votes) – Shawn Spears vs. Josh Briggs
  • Ineligible (<5 mins) – OTM (Bronco Nima & Lucien Price) vs. Chase U (Kale Dixon & Uriah Connors)

This report was produced with the assistance of programming scripts created and maintained by me.

brandon@wrestlenomics.com


Brandon Thurston has written about wrestling business since 2015. He operates and owns Wrestlenomics.


WWE Raw, May 12 on Netflix: 2,700,000 gloal views | TV ratings analysis

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TV RATINGS

WWE Raw on Netflix
Mon, May. 12, 2025
2,700,000 global views through 7 days

Data from Netflix.

Raw ranked #8 for the week globally among English language Netflix TV shows. Raw ranked #7 in the U.S.

This was the second-lowest viewership for Raw so far on Netflix since its premiere on the platform in January. The Feb. 24 episode measured at 2.6 million global views.





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LIVE EVENTS

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AEW Collision, May 17 on TNT: 398,000 viewers; 0.08 P18-49 rating | TV ratings analysis

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TV RATINGS

AEW Collision on TNT
Sat, May. 17, 2025: 8:00 to 9:27 pm

398,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.08

Confirmed by Wrestlenomics.

This episode ended abruptly due to technical error. The data here reflects the 87 minutes that aired live+same-day. Collision ranked approximately #9 for the night among cable originals in P18-49.

P2+ comparisons:

  • This episode vs. last week (Preemption: 382,000): +4%
  • Current 2025-Q2 P2+ average (396,000) vs. 2024-Q2 (419,000): -6%
  • Current May 2025 P2+ average (398,000) vs. May 2024 (378,000): +5%

P18-49 comparisons:

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