AEW Collision Viewership Drops, Demo Rating Ties Record Low
Saturday night’s AEW Collision episode averaged 271,000 viewers on TNT, up 12.5 percent from the previous week. This is the largest Saturday night audience for the show as November 8.
Collision drew a 0.03 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s the same number the show did last week and ties the lowest rating Collision has ever done in that category.
There was heavy sports competition on the night wiht the NFL playoffs airing head-to-head.
As compared to the same week in 2025, when Nielsen was still using its former panel-only reporting method, Collision’s overall viewership was down 19.6 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 66.7 percent.
Listed below are the last 10 weeks of available viewership figures and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, and also the nine-week average in both categories.numbers for the December 13 episode have not been released. This week’s show was up 2.1 percent in overall viewers but down 25 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.
AEW Collision ratings –
| Date | Collision 18-49 | Collision overall |
| 11/1/2025 | 0.03 | 217,000 |
| 11/8/2025 | 0.06 | 289,000 |
| 11/15/2025 | 0.03 | 219,000 |
| 11/19/2025 | 0.07 | 322,000 |
| 11/27/2025 | 0.06 | 285,000 |
| 12/6/2025 | 0.03 | 267,000 |
| 12/13/2025 | ||
| 12/17/2025 | 0.05 | 333,000 |
| 12/25/2025 | 0.04 | 217,000 |
| 1/3/2026 | 0.03 | 241,000 |
| 1/10/2026 | 0.03 | 271,000 |
| *10 wk avg | 0.04 | 265,556 |
| *not including current week |
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