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TV RATINGS

AEW Collision on TNT
Sat, Jan. 4, 2025: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
345,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.09

Reported earlier by Programming Insider, not yet confirmed by Wrestlenomics.

Note: Viewership data here does not include viewing on Max. No data for AEW on Max is available at least at this point. This was the first episode of Collision simulcast on both TNT and Max.

Collision was #3 on cable for the night in P18-49. It was opposed in primetime by the Steelers vs. Bengals game airing on both ABC and ESPN with a combined 21,971,000 viewers and a 5.15 P18-49 rating.

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (635,000): -46% (Note: last week’s episode had a strong lead-in from the College Football Playoff game)
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (386,000): -11%
Current 2025-Q1 P2+ average (345,000) vs. 2024-Q1 (414,000): -17%
Current Jan 2025 P2+ average (345,000) vs. Jan 2024 (386,000): -11%

P18-49 comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (0.20): -55%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.12): -25%
Current 2025-Q1 P18-49 average (0.09) vs. 2024-Q1 (0.12): -25%
Current Jan 2025 P18-49 average (0.09) vs. Jan 2024 (0.10): -10%

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

P2+: 345k (+9%)
P18-49: 121k (-13%)
F18-49: 40k (-5%)
M18-49: 81k (-16%)
Non-P18-49: 224k (+16%)

Data Subscribers have access to the Wrestlenomics Viewership Spreadsheet.

TV ratings data not available.

LIVE EVENTS

Data from WrestleTix

Saturday, January 4, 2025
Charlotte, NC at Bojangles Coliseum
Estimated tickets distributed: 2,941

Market-to-market comparisons (Charlotte, NC):

2021-07-28 (Wed) – AEW Fight For The Fallen: 6,942 (-58% vs. 2,941)
2021-08-14 (Sat) – WWE Supershow: 7,524 (-61%)
2022-01-08 (Sat) – AEW Battle of the Belts: 5,601 (-47%)
2022-03-18 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 8,079 (-64%)
2022-10-24 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 7,570 (-61%)
2023-02-04 (Sat) – WWE NXT Vengeance Day: 5,719 (-49%)
2023-09-04 (Mon) – WWE Raw: 8,299 (-65%)
2024-01-06 (Sat) – AEW Collision: 3,802 (-23%) ← SAME EVENT TYPE
2024-02-09 (Fri) – WWE Smackdown: 13,168 (-78%)

Year-over-year comparison for this event type:
Current 2025-Q1 AEW Collision average: (2,941) vs. 2024-Q1 (3,020): -3%

DIGITAL

As of 11:03 am, Jan 7

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

1.) 240,310 – The Learning Tree against Rated FTR for the FIRST TIME EVER!
2.) 115,629 – “Up and Comer” Toni Storm takes on former friend Deonna Purrazzo!
3.) 110,815 – Mark Briscoe Challenges Daniel Garcia for the AEW TNT Championship!
4.) 54,986 – After signing his last wrestling contract, Jeff Jarrett faces Aaron Solo!
5.) 51,781 – Who will claim the $100K PRIZE? Cage vs Komander vs Martin vs Mortos!
6.) 46,182 – Lio Rush & Action Andretti battle Private Party for the Tag Team Championships!
7.) 24,322 – EXCLUSIVE: Post AEW Collision words from Jeff Jarrett, Daniel Garcia, & More!
8.) 18,253 – Chris Jericho & Rated R Superstar COPE get REIGNITED on Collision!

RECEPTION

As of 11:53 am, Jan 7

Event rating:

Cagematch.net voter rating: 5.70 (53 votes)
This episode vs. last week (8.44): -32%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (8.26): -31%
Current 2025-Q1 average (5.70) vs. 2024-Q1 (7.23): -21%

Match ratings:

7.35 (83 votes) – Mark Briscoe vs. Daniel Garcia (c)
6.52 (63 votes) – The Learning Tree (Big Bill, Bryan Keith & Chris Jericho) vs. Rated FTR (Cash Wheeler, Cope & Dax Harwood)
6.24 (62 votes) – The Beast Mortos vs. Dante Martin vs. Brian Cage vs. Komander
6.00 (63 votes) – Action Andretti & Lio Rush vs. Private Party (Quen & Zay) (c)
5.34 (55 votes) – Deonna Purrazzo vs. Toni Storm
Ineligible (<5 mins) – Aaron Solo vs. Jeff Jarrett