AEW Collision, Apr 26 on TNT: 707,000 viewers; 0.21 P18-49 rating | TV ratings analysis

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TV RATINGS

AEW Collision on TNT
Sat, Apr. 26, 2025: 8:49 to 10:49 pm
(PREEMPTED AIRING)

707,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.21

Confirmed by Wrestlenomics.

Collision had Nuggets vs. Clippers NBA playoff game as the lead-in, which averaged 3,387,000 viewers and a 1.12 P18-49 rating.

In terms of total viewership, this is the third-highest Collision in the shows history and highest since July 29, 2023. It’s the highest P18-49 since a month prior when Collision had the lead-in from a March Madness tournament game.

Collision ranked approximately #4 for the night in P18-49. UFC Fight Night on ESPN2, which started at 9 pm, averaged 599,000 viewers and a 0.24 P18-49 rating. NHL playoffs also aired in primetime on TBS, with the Maple Leafs vs. Senators (787,000; 0.22) game airing mostly in primetime.

P2+ comparisons:

  • This episode vs. last week (Preemption: 353,000): +100%
  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (376,000): +88%
  • Current 2025-Q2 P2+ average (395,000) vs. 2024-Q2 (419,000): -6%
  • Current Apr 2025 P2+ average (395,000) vs. Apr 2024 (464,000): -15%

P18-49 comparisons:

  • This episode vs. last week (Preemption: 0.08): +162%
  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.10): +110%
  • Current 2025-Q2 P18-49 average (0.10) vs. 2024-Q2 (0.13): -23%
  • Current Apr 2025 P18-49 average (0.10) vs. Apr 2024 (0.13): -23%

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+: 707k (+89%)
  • P18-49: 277k (+118%)
  • F18-49: 104k (+104%)
  • M18-49: 173k (+116%)
  • P18-34: 117k (+271%)
  • F18-34: 51k (+183%)
  • M18-34: 66k (+389%)
  • P35-49: 160k (+82%)
  • F35-49: 53k (+96%)
  • M35-49: 107k (+69%)
  • Non-P18-49: 430k (+73%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

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LIVE EVENTS

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
New Orleans, Louisiana at UNO Lakefront Arena

Taped at UNO Lakefront Arena with AEW Dynamite on Apr. 23, 2025.

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YOUTUBE

Videos tracked since 12 AM Sun Apr 27 2025 as of 11 AM Tue Apr 29 2025 U.S. Eastern Time.


RECEPTION

As of 11:42 am, Apr 29

Event rating:

  • Cagematch.net voter rating: 6.76 (61 votes)
  • This episode vs. last week (7.78): -13%
  • This episode vs. trailing four weeks (7.68): -12%
  • Current 2025-Q2 average (7.39) vs. 2024-Q2 (6.81): +8%

Match ratings:

  • 7.91 (87 votes) – FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) vs. Paragon (Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong)
  • 7.04 (84 votes) – Queen Aminata vs. Toni Storm
  • 6.62 (78 votes) – Top Flight (Dante Martin & Darius Martin) vs. CRU (Action Andretti & Lio Rush)
  • 6.38 (70 votes) – Dralistico vs. Bandido (c)
  • Ineligible (<5 mins) – Blake Christian vs. Swerve Strickland
  • Ineligible (<5 mins) – Hologram vs. Max Caster
  • Ineligible (<5 mins) – Taylor Gainey vs. Anna Jay
  • Ineligible (<5 mins) – AR Fox vs. Rush

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.