Saturday’s episode of AEW Collision took a hit in viewership because the show went head-to-head with WWE’s second biggest premium live event of the year, SummerSlam 2023.
WWE announced in a press release that SummerSlam 2023 was the most watched SummerSlam of all time.
Collision was main evented by CM Punk vs. Ricky Starks for the “Real” AEW World Championship, with WWF Legend Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat as the Special Outside Official.
SummerSlam was main evented by Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso in a Tribal Combat for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship and the Tribal Chief spot.
Below are the Viewership & 18-49 Demo Rating numbers for last week’s WWE & AEW TV shows in the US:
– Monday’s WWE RAW drew 1.76 million viewers with a 0.53 rating in the 18-49 demo, which is down from previous week’s 1.82 million viewers with a 0.57 rating.
– Tuesday’s WWE NXT drew 717,000 viewers with a 0.23 rating in the 18-49 demo, which is up from previous week’s 703,000 viewers with a 0.23 rating.
– Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite (200th episode) drew 894,000 viewers with a 0.31 rating in the 18-49 demo, which is down from previous week’s 898,000 viewers with a 0.29 rating.
– Friday’s WWE SmackDown drew 2.25 million viewers with a 0.62 rating in the 18-49 demo, which is down from previous week’s 2.32 million viewers with a 0.61 rating.
– Friday’s AEW Rampage drew 434,000 viewers with a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demo, which is up from previous week’s 324,000 viewers with a 0.10 rating.
– Saturday’s AEW Collision drew 417,000 viewers with a 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demo, which is down from previous week’s 739,000 viewers with a 0.27 rating.
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