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TV RATINGS

AEW Collision on TNT
Sat, May. 18, 2024: 8:00 to 10:00 pm

523,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.15

AEW Rampage on TNT
Sat, May. 18, 2024: 10:00 to 11:00 pm
(PREEMPTED AIRING)

391,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.13

Reported earlier by Programming Insider and SpoilerTV.

COLLISION – HIGHEST P2+ SINCE SEP. 23, 2023

COLLISION – HIGHEST P18-49 SINCE FEB. 10, 2024

Competition note: Collision ranked #5 among cable originals for the day in P18-49, behind an NHL playoff game (Canucks-Oilers) on ESPN (0.34), the PGA Championship on ESPN (0.31), Top Rank Boxing on ESPN (0.19), and Formula 1 on ESPN2 (0.19). Rampage ranked #10, according to SpoilerTV.

Collision – P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (378,000): +38%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (420,000): +25%
Current 2024-Q2 P2+ average (457,000) vs. 2023-Q2 (706,000): -35%

Collision – P18-49 comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (0.12): +25%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.12): +25%
Current 2024-Q2 P18-49 average (0.13) vs. 2023-Q2 (0.27): -52%

Collision – Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses:

P2+: 523k (+14%)
P18-49: 198k (+19%)
F18-49: 53k (-9%)
M18-49: 150k (+37%)
Non-P18-49: 325k (+11%)
P18-49: 198k (+20%)

Rampage – P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (Preemption: 324,000): +21%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (431,000): -9%
Current 2024-Q2 P2+ average (331,000) vs. 2023-Q2 (407,000): -19%
Current May 2024 P2+ average (431,000) vs. May 2023 (436,000): -1%

Rampage – P18-49 comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (Preemption: 0.11): +18%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.15): -13%
Current 2024-Q2 P18-49 average (0.10) vs. 2023-Q2 (0.12): -17%
Current May 2024 P18-49 average (0.15) vs. May 2023 (0.11): +36%

Rampage – Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses:

P2+: 391k (+21%)
P18-49: 251k (+104%)
F18-49: 47k (-24%)
M18-49: 124k (+82%)
Non-P18-49: 140k (-30%)

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LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

AEW Collision
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Portland, OR at Moda Center
Estimated tickets distributed: 2,855

Market-to-market comparisons (Portland, OR):

2022-09-12 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 7,993 (-64% vs. 2,855)
2023-01-06 (Fri) – AEW Rampage: 5,083 (-44%)
2023-04-07 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 10,116 (-72%)
2023-11-08 (Wed) – AEW Dynamite: 4,413 (-35%)
2024-01-08 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 10,294 (-72%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2024-Q2 AEW Collision average: (3,495) vs. 2023-Q2 (6,493): -46%

DIGITAL

As of 12:07 pm, May 21

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

1.) 136,769 – Elite BLOOD MONEY! Danielson & FTR try to survive Archer & The Righteous!
2.) 129,194 – “Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay seeks revenge against STP’s Shane Taylor!
3.) 81,645 – Orange Cassidy faces Private Party’s Isiah Kassidy while Trent looks on!
4.) 80,806 – “The Professor” vs “The QueenSlayer”! Serena Deeb takes on Anna Jay!
5.) 68,545 – FTW Contender Series! Former Champ HOOK faces Johnny TV!
6.) 55,217 – The Patriarchy’s “Prodigy”, Nick Wayne, in ACTION!
7.) 39,012 – KEITH Qualifies! Bounty Hunter Keith continues to earn bounties!
8.) 37,976 – FTW Contender Series! Shibata vs Rocky Romero 1-on-1 for the 1st time EVER!

As of 12:07 pm, May 21

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

1.) 80,806 – “The Professor” vs “The QueenSlayer”! Serena Deeb takes on Anna Jay!
2.) 61,944 – “The Machine” Brian Cage vs The Acclaimed’s Anthony Bowens!
3.) 56,119 – Kyle O’Reilly & STP’s Lee Moriarty in a hard-hitting BATTLE!
4.) 47,218 – “The Virtuosa” Deonna Purrazzo faces the always game Robyn Renegade!
5.) 39,695 – RUSH ROLL! Toro Blanco picks up momentum!

RECEPTION

As of 12:32 pm, May 21

Collision – Event rating:

Cagematch.net voter rating: 5.81 (63 votes)
This episode vs. last week (7.63): -24%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (7.91): -27%
Current 2024-Q2 average (7.26) vs. 2023-Q2 (7.21): +1%

Collision – Match ratings:

6.74 (90 votes) – Shane Taylor vs. Will Ospreay
6.69 (71 votes) – Bryan Danielson & FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) vs. Lance Archer & The Righteous (Dutch & Vincent)
6.21 (77 votes) – Katsuyori Shibata vs. Rocky Romero
5.78 (66 votes) – Orange Cassidy vs. Isiah Kassidy
5.27 (65 votes) – Serena Deeb vs. Anna Jay
Ineligible (<5 mins) – Johnny TV vs. Hook
Ineligible (<5 mins) – Boulder vs. Bryan Keith
Ineligible (<5 mins) – Nick Wayne vs. Jack Cartwheel