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TV RATINGS

AEW Dynamite on TBS
Wed, Apr. 9, 2025: 8:00 to 10:08 pm
659,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.17

Confirmed by Wrestlenomics.

Among cable primetime telecasts in P18-49, Dynamite ranked #5, or #6 if you count the late NBA game that started just after 10 pm. Fox News’s primetime lineup took the slots between the NBA games on ESPN and Dynamite. Lakers vs. Mavericks on ESPN was #1 with 2,261,000 viewers and a 0.73 P18-49 rating.

P2+ comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (594,000): +11%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (636,000): +4%

• Current 2025-Q2 P2+ average (626,000) vs. 2024-Q2 (712,000): -12%

• Current Apr 2025 P2+ average (626,000) vs. Apr 2024 (754,000): -17%

P18-49 comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (0.16): +6%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.17): +0%

• Current 2025-Q2 P18-49 average (0.16) vs. 2024-Q2 (0.24): -33%

• Current Apr 2025 P18-49 average (0.16) vs. Apr 2024 (0.26): -38%

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+: 659k (+2%)

• P18-49: 230k (+2%)

• F18-49: 70k (+6%)

• M18-49: 160k (-1%)

• P18-34: 98k (+27%)

• F18-34: 34k (-3%)

• M18-34: 64k (+56%)

• P35-49: 132k (-15%)

• F35-49: 36k (+4%)

• M35-49: 96k (-19%)

• Non-P18-49: 429k (+6%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Baltimore, MD at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 3,005

Market-to-market comparisons (Baltimore, MD):

• 2021-12-29 (Wed) – WWE Supershow: 5,042 (-40%)

• 2022-05-04 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 4,535 (-34%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE

• 2022-11-02 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 2,732 (+10%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE

• 2023-05-03 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 4,694 (-36%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE

• 2023-07-03 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 10,343 (-71%)

• 2023-12-26 (Tue) – Live Holiday Tour: 5,849 (-49%)

• 2024-08-05 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 11,168 (-73%)

• 2024-12-28 (Sat) – Live Holiday Tour: 8,099 (-63%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2025-Q2 AEW Dynamite average: (2,824) vs. 2024-Q2 (3,643): -22%

DIGITAL

As of 5:02 pm, Apr 10

Most-viewed YouTube videos on AEW’s official channel:

• 1.) 283,040 – Did the AEW World Tag Champs, The Hurt Syndicate, welcome MJF?

• 2.) 261,098 – The Young Bucks are BACK, but are they working with the Death Riders?

• 3.) 139,287 – The Opps’ Samoa Joe + HOOK step up to The Death Riders’ Claudio + Yuta!

• 4.) 124,116 – Chris Jericho is NOT angry with his pupils, he’s just disappointed.

• 5.) 83,049 – 8-man tag CHAOS! Team Ricochet vs Team Ospreay compete for $400k!

• 6.) 70,708 – Swerve Strickland is on a warpath, and PAC is the first in his sights!

• 7.) 45,088 – Thunder Rosa & Kris Statlander battle for a spot in the Owen Cup Semis!

• 8.) 33,610 – MVP gives some words of advice to MJF on how business is done.

RECEPTION

As of 5:24 pm, Apr 10

Event rating:

• Cagematch.net voter rating: 6.28 (68 votes)

• This episode vs. last week (6.98): -10%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (7.58): -17%

• Current 2025-Q2 average (6.63) vs. 2024-Q2 (7.18): -8%

Match ratings:

• 7.63 (83 votes) – Kevin Knight, Mark Briscoe, Mike Bailey & Will Ospreay vs. CRU (Action Andretti & Lio Rush), Ricochet & The Beast Mortos

• 6.76 (66 votes) – Kris Statlander vs. Thunder Rosa

• 6.06 (61 votes) – Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta) vs. The Opps (Hook & Samoa Joe)

• 4.57 (83 votes) – Katsuyori Shibata vs. Jon Moxley

• Ineligible (<5 mins) – Swerve Strickland vs. PAC

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

brandon@wrestlenomics.com

Wrestlenomics is not affiliated with or licensed by Nielsen.

TV RATINGS

WWE NXT on CW
Tue, Apr. 8, 2025: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
683,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.17

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

P2+ comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (650,000): +5%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (700,000): -2%

• Current 2025-Q2 P2+ average (666,000) vs. 2024-Q2 (657,000): +1%

• Current Apr 2025 P2+ average (666,000) vs. Apr 2024 (628,000): +6%

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 (0.16) vs. 2024-Q2 (0.20): -20%

• Current Apr 2025 P18-49 average (0.16) vs. Apr 2024 (0.18): -11%

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+: 683k (-3%)

• P18-49: 228k (+13%)

• F18-49: 73k (+9%)

• M18-49: 155k (+10%)

• Non-P18-49: 455k (-9%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

DIGITAL

As of 6:10 pm, Apr 9

Most-viewed YouTube videos on WWE’s official channel:

• 1.) 202,794 – Giulia makes her shocking return and drops Stephanie Vaquer

• 2.) 68,673 – Ricky Saints sparks a huge North American Title brawl

• 3.) 48,309 – Sol Ruca and Izzi Dame qualify for Stand & Deliver Ladder Match

• 4.) 47,428 – Fraxiom defeat a debuting Swipe Right

RECEPTION

As of 7:20 pm, Apr 9

Event rating:

• Cagematch.net voter rating: 6.38 (7 votes)

• This episode vs. last week (8.07): -21%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (7.62): -16%

• Current 2025-Q2 average (7.22) vs. 2024-Q2 (6.92): +4%

Match ratings:

• 7.04 (22 votes) – Fraxiom (Axiom & Nathan Frazer) vs. Swipe Right (Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes)

• 6.38 (12 votes) – Darkstate (Cutler James, Dion Lennox & Saquon Shugars) vs. Je’Von Evans, Oba Femi & Trick Williams

• 6.33 (11 votes) – Jaida Parker vs. Jordynne Grace

• 5.50 (7 votes) – Jazmyn Nyx vs. Sol Ruca

• Ineligible (<5 mins) – The Culling (Brooks Jensen & Niko Vance) vs. Hank And Tank (Hank Walker & Tank Ledger)

• Ineligible (<5 mins) – Yoshiki Inamura vs. Wes Lee

• Ineligible (<5 mins) – Wren Sinclair vs. Izzi Dame

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

brandon@wrestlenomics.com

Wrestlenomics is not affiliated with or licensed by Nielsen.

TV RATINGS

AEW Collision on TNT
Sat, Apr. 5, 2025: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
335,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.08

Confirmed by Wrestlenomics via Nielsen source.

Collision ranked approximately #3 for the night on cable in P18-49. UFC Fight Night on ESPN was #1 with a 0.30 P18-49 rating and 715,000 viewers.

P2+ comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (339,000): -1%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (370,000): -9%

• Current 2025-Q2 P2+ average (335,000) vs. 2024-Q2 (419,000): -20%

• Current Apr 2025 P2+ average (335,000) vs. Apr 2024 (464,000): -28%

P18-49 comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (0.09): -11%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.10): -20%

• Current 2025-Q2 P18-49 average (0.08) vs. 2024-Q2 (0.13): -38%

• Current Apr 2025 P18-49 average (0.08) vs. Apr 2024 (0.13): -38%

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+: 335k (-5%)

• P18-49: 113k (-10%)

• F18-49: 45k (+11%)

• M18-49: 68k (-15%)

• P18-34: 27k (-19%)

• F18-34: 15k (-27%)

• M18-34: 12k (-8%)

• P35-49: 86k (+4%)

• F35-49: 30k (+50%)

• M35-49: 56k (-8%)

• Non-P18-49: 222k (-2%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

Taped at Peoria Civic Center with AEW Dynamite on Apr. 2, 2025.

DIGITAL

As of 4:03 pm, Apr 8

Most-viewed YouTube videos on AEW’s official channel:

• 1.) 96,378 – Rated FTR’s Cash Wheeler goes one-on-one vs Death Riders’ PAC!

• 2.) 46,700 – Nick Wayne is too valuable for the CRU!

• 3.) 45,966 – Ricochet scouts one of his AEW Dynasty opponents: Speedball Mike Bailey!

• 4.) 39,986 – Bad blood boils over! Top Flight + CRU finally clash in a tag team brawl!

• 5.) 36,714 – Before Dynasty, TNT Champion Daniel Garcia & Adam Cole sit w/ Renee Paquette!

• 6.) 29,789 – Switchblade is OUT of the Owen Hart Tournament?!

• 7.) 13,391 – EXCLUSIVE: Post Collision words from Max Caster, Kyle Fletcher + More!

RECEPTION

As of 4:46 pm, Apr 8

Event rating:

• Cagematch.net voter rating: 6.76 (53 votes)

• This episode vs. last week (8.0): -16%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (7.01): -4%

• Current 2025-Q2 average (6.76) vs. 2024-Q2 (6.81): -1%

Match ratings:

• 7.27 (82 votes) – Powerhouse Hobbs & Tomohiro Ishii vs. The Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher)

• 7.23 (92 votes) – Athena & Julia Hart vs. Harley Cameron & Mercedes Mone

• 6.75 (74 votes) – Cash Wheeler vs. PAC

• 6.42 (71 votes) – Dralistico vs. Mike Bailey

• 5.97 (58 votes) – Top Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin) vs. CRU (Action Andretti & Lio Rush)

• Ineligible (<5 mins) – Max Caster vs. Mark Briscoe

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

brandon@wrestlenomics.com

Wrestlenomics is not affiliated with or licensed by Nielsen.

TV RATINGS

WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, Apr. 4, 2025: 8:00 to 11:00 pm
1,578,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.47

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

Smackdown was #4 for the night in P18-49 on cable. The women’s college basketball Final Four games on ESPN and the studio show between the two games were #1 through #3.

P2+ comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (1,350,000): +17%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,530,000): +3%

• Current 2025-Q2 P2+ average (1,578,000) vs. 2024-Q2 (2,250,000): -30%

• Current Apr 2025 P2+ average (1,578,000) vs. Apr 2024 (2,394,000): -34%

P18-49 comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (0.40): +17%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.46): +2%

• Current 2025-Q2 P18-49 average (0.47) vs. 2024-Q2 (0.64): -27%

• Current Apr 2025 P18-49 average (0.47) vs. Apr 2024 (0.68): -31%

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+: 1578k (+4%)

• P18-49: 630k (+2%)

• F18-49: 207k (-6%)

• M18-49: 417k (+13%)

• Non-P18-49: 948k (+5%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

Friday, April 4, 2025
Rosemont, IL at Allstate Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 15,818

Market-to-market comparisons (Rosemont, IL):

• 2022-06-05 (Sun) – WWE Hell in a Cell: 12,834 (+23%)

• 2023-04-24 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 12,952 (+22%)

• 2023-11-24 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 15,937 (-1%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE

• 2023-11-25 (Sat) – WWE Survivor Series: 17,102 (-8%)

• 2024-03-25 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 15,464 (+2%)

• 2024-06-21 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 14,698 (+8%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE

• 2024-10-01 (Tue) – WWE NXT: 7,497 (+111%)

• 2024-12-29 (Sun) – WWE Live Holiday Tour: 12,213 (+30%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2025-Q2 WWE Smackdown average: (15,818) vs. 2024-Q2 (12,370): +28%

DIGITAL

As of 8:03 pm, Apr 7

Most-viewed YouTube videos on WWE’s official channel:

• 1.) 1,324,026 – Kevin Owens forced to bow out of WrestleMania due to neck injury

• 2.) 473,184 – Rey Fenix emerges on SmackDown for the first time

• 3.) 360,226 – Rey Fenix victorious in SmackDown debut against Nathan Frazer

• 4.) 268,872 – LA Knight vs. Tama Tonga

• 5.) 239,511 – Cody Rhodes grounds John Cena with Cross Rhodes

• 6.) 184,842 – CM Punk returns to Chicago as a WrestleMania main eventer

RECEPTION

As of 8:29 pm, Apr 7

Event rating:

• Cagematch.net voter rating: 7.70 (92 votes)

• This episode vs. last week (5.61): +37%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.10): +26%

• Current 2025-Q2 average (7.70) vs. 2024-Q2 (6.44): +20%

Match ratings:

• 7.65 (141 votes) – Braun Strowman vs. Jacob Fatu

• 7.35 (176 votes) – Rey Fenix vs. Nathan Frazer

• 6.38 (103 votes) – #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa) vs. The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)

• 5.78 (99 votes) – LA Knight vs. Tama Tonga

• Ineligible (<5 mins) – B-Fab vs. Naomi

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

brandon@wrestlenomics.com

Wrestlenomics is not affiliated with or licensed by Nielsen.

TV RATINGS

WWE NXT on CW
Tue, Apr. 1, 2025: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
650,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.15

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

P2+ comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (741,000): -12%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (712,000): -9%

• Current 2025-Q2 P2+ average (650,000) vs. 2024-Q2 (657,000): -1%

• Current Apr 2025 P2+ average (650,000) vs. Apr 2024 (628,000): +4%

P18-49 comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (0.16): -6%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.15): +0%

• Current 2025-Q2 P18-49 average (0.15) vs. 2024-Q2 (0.20): -25%

• Current Apr 2025 P18-49 average (0.15) vs. Apr 2024 (0.18): -17%

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+: 650k (-9%)

• P18-49: 201k (+0%)

• F18-49: 73k (+9%)

• M18-49: 121k (-14%)

• Non-P18-49: 449k (-12%)

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DIGITAL

As of 6:03 pm, Apr 2

Most-viewed YouTube videos on WWE’s official channel:

• 1.) 150,981 – AND NEW! Ricky Saints wins the North American Title

• 2.) 95,164 – Darkstate DESTROY Trick Williams in brutal attack

• 3.) 5,075 – Ava makes a huge NXT Title Stand & Deliver announcement

• 4.) 44,634 – Zaria and Kelani Jordan qualify for Stand & Deliver Ladder Match

RECEPTION

As of 6:57 pm, Apr 2

Event rating:

• Cagematch.net voter rating: 8.45 (21 votes)

• This episode vs. last week (7.37): +15%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (7.12): +19%

• Current 2025-Q2 average (8.45) vs. 2024-Q2 (6.92): +22%

Match ratings:

• 8.58 (23 votes) – Kelani Jordan vs. Roxanne Perez

• 7.54 (23 votes) – Ricky Saints vs. Shawn Spears (c)

• 7.00 (26 votes) – Lash Legend vs. Zaria

• 5.62 (20 votes) – No Quarter Catch Crew (Myles Borne & Tavion Heights) vs. Hank And Tank (Hank Walker & Tank Ledger)

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

brandon@wrestlenomics.com

Wrestlenomics is not affiliated with or licensed by Nielsen.

TV RATINGS

AEW Collision on TNT
Sat, Mar. 29, 2025: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
339,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.09

Confirmed by Wrestlenomics via a Nielsen source.

We don’t have information about where Collision ranked for Saturday. Programming Insider will likely have that later. The top slots on cable were dominated by college basketball tournament games across TBS, TruTV, and ESPN. Alabama vs. Duke starting at 8:51 pm simulcasting on TBS and TruTV, opposing just over half of Collision, led on cable with a combined 9,767,000 viewers and a 2.40 P18-49 rating.

P2+ comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (Preemption: 584,000): -42%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (350,000): -3%

• Current 2025-Q1 P2+ average (334,000) vs. 2024-Q1 (414,000): -19%

• Current Mar 2025 P2+ average (348,000) vs. Mar 2024 (433,000): -20%

P18-49 comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (Preemption: 0.22): -59%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.09): +0%

• Current 2025-Q1 P18-49 average (0.09) vs. 2024-Q1 (0.12): -25%

• Current Mar 2025 P18-49 average (0.09) vs. Mar 2024 (0.12): -25%

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+: 339k (-12%)

• P18-49: 120k (-9%)

• F18-49: 37k (-27%)

• M18-49: 83k (+1%)

• P18-34: 30k (-26%)

• F18-34: 18k (-22%)

• M18-34: 12k (-31%)

• P35-49: 90k (+7%)

• F35-49: 19k (-16%)

• M35-49: 71k (+15%)

• Non-P18-49: 219k (-11%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

Saturday, March 29, 2025
Milwaukee, WI at UW – Milwaukee Panther Arena
Estimated tickets distributed: 2,749

Market-to-market comparisons (Milwaukee, WI):

• 2022-06-22 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 4,336 (-37%)

• 2022-12-12 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 6,902 (-60%)

• 2023-03-18 (Sat) – WWE Road to WrestleMania: 6,457 (-57%)

• 2023-04-12 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 3,273 (-16%)

• 2023-10-27 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 11,476 (-76%)

• 2024-03-22 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 11,253 (-76%)

• 2024-09-04 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 2,313 (+19%)

• 2024-11-15 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 10,690 (-74%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2025-Q1 AEW Collision average: (2,512) vs. 2024-Q1 (3,020): -17%

DIGITAL

As of 4:05 pm, Apr 1

Most-viewed YouTube videos on AEW’s official channel:

• 1.) 126,972 – Before their AEW World Trios Title Match at Dynasty, Harwood battles Yuta!

• 2.) 122,370 – Megan Bayne makes AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm bow down!

• 3.) 92,004 – Tensions heat up between TNT Champion Daniel Garcia and Adam Cole!

• 4.) 86,815 – Billie Starkz steps in last minute to take on Jamie Hayter!

• 5.) 69,556 – Kevin Knight steps up to Switchblade Jay White!

• 6.) 63,221 – Death Riders send a message to Rated FTR Strickland & Nightingale!

• 7.) 59,497 – The CRU demand answers from the Patriarchy regarding AR Fox

• 8.) 49,093 – Big Bill & Bryan Keith look to prove themselves vs Top Flight?

RECEPTION

As of 4:38 pm, Apr 1

Event rating:

• Cagematch.net voter rating: 8.08 (87 votes)

• This episode vs. last week (6.82): +18%

• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (6.90): +17%

• Current 2025-Q1 average (7.05) vs. 2024-Q1 (7.21): -2%

Match ratings:

• 7.49 (100 votes) – Billie Starkz vs. Jamie Hayter

• 6.79 (84 votes) – Kevin Knight vs. Jay White

• 6.73 (73 votes) – Wheeler Yuta vs. Dax Harwood

• 6.59 (77 votes) – Hologram vs. Blake Christian

• 5.84 (74 votes) – Top Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin) vs. The Learning Tree (Big Bill & Bryan Keith)

• Ineligible (<5 mins) – Mercedes Mone vs. Robyn Renegade

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

brandon@wrestlenomics.com