{"id":192319,"date":"2025-02-05T16:37:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T22:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=192319"},"modified":"2025-02-05T20:41:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T02:41:24","slug":"aew-collision-ratings-report-2-1-details-on-big-viewership-drop-and-demo-ratings-for-episode-up-against-royal-rumble-plus-year-ago-comparisons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/02\/05\/aew-collision-ratings-report-2-1-details-on-big-viewership-drop-and-demo-ratings-for-episode-up-against-royal-rumble-plus-year-ago-comparisons\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW Collision Ratings Report (2\/1): Details on big viewership drop and demo ratings for episode up against Royal Rumble, plus year-ago comparisons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1218803072\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Saturday night\u2019s (2\/1) episode of AEW Collision on TNT averaged 197,000 viewers, compared to 250,000\u00a0 the prior week (up against Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event on NBC and Peacock) and the 342,000 the week before that. The current ten-week rolling average is 266,000.<\/p>\n<p>One year ago this week, Collision drew 404,000, up from 300,000 the week before when it went up against WWE&#8217;s Royal Rumble event. Then ten-week rolling average was 412,000.<\/p>\n<p>Note: This year&#8217;s viewership does not account for those who are now watching on Max instead of TBS. In prior years, Collision was only available on TNT.<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of &#8220;Wrestling Coast to Coast&#8221; with Chris Maitland and Justin McClelland, part of the PWTorch Dailycast line-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/wrestling-coast-to-coast-maitland-mcclelland-further-discuss-the-people-vs-gcw-plus-storylines-vs-matches-negative-reactions-more--64027527\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cpwtorch\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=64027527&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In the key 18-49 demo, it drew a 0.06 rating, compared to 0.07 and 0.10 the prior two weeks. The ten-week rolling average is 0.07.<\/p>\n<p>One year ago, it drew a a 0.12 rating, up from 0.06 up against the WWE Royal Rumble the prior week, with a ten-week rolling average of 0.21.<\/p>\n<p>The announced matches and segments were\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kyle Fletcher vs. Mark Briscoe<\/li>\n<li>Thunder Rosa vs. Penelope Ford<\/li>\n<li>Adam Cole &amp; Roderick Strong &amp; Kyle O\u2019Reilly vs. Shane Taylor Enterprises vs. Daniel Garcia &amp; Matt Menard &amp; Angelo Parker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/category\/prowrestlingnews\/ratings\/\">RATINGS HEADQUARTERS PAGE<\/a> for more ratings reports.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-691588297\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>(You can always reach PWTorch editor Wade Keller at <a href=\"mailto:kellerwade@gmail.com\">kellerwade@gmail.com<\/a>. You can also send live event results and news tips to <a href=\"mailto:pwtorch@gmail.com\">pwtorch@gmail.com<\/a>. 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