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AEW Collision, which aired on TNT on May 31, 2025, garnered an audience of 504,000 viewers and achieved a 0.18 rating in the P18-49 demographic. The show’s viewership benefited from a strong lead-in provided by the NBA playoff game between the Knicks and Pacers, which averaged 6,913,000 viewers with a 2.12 rating in the same key demo. Following the basketball game, an hour-long episode of “Inside the NBA” aired, pulling in 3,032,000 viewers and a 0.95 P18-49 rating.
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AEW Collision began at 11:43 pm, due to the preemption caused by the NBA game and Inside the NBA’s post-game analysis. In comparison with previous weeks, this episode saw notable viewership growth. The previous week’s episode had an audience of 353,000 viewers, while the average for the past four weeks stood at 376,000 viewers.
The current Q2 2025 average is 385,000 viewers, slightly down from the 2024 Q2 figure of 419,000 viewers.
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In terms of the key P18-49 demographic, the May 31 episode’s 0.18 rating doubled the previous week’s 0.08 and also surpassed the trailing four-week average of 0.08.
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The program’s match ratings were also tracked, with several notable bouts standing out. Some of the matches and their ratings included:
– Mascara Dorada vs. Hechicero: 7.68 (93 votes)
– The Don Callis Family vs.
Paragon & Tomohiro Ishii: 7.01 (78 votes)
– Komander vs. Claudio Castagnoli: 6.93 (88 votes)
Viewer engagement with AEW Collision highlights the ongoing interest in professional wrestling when paired with high-profile sports events as lead-ins. The strong lead-in numbers from the NBA Playoffs undoubtedly contributed to AEW Collision’s boost.
The next two Wednesdays will feature four-hour blocks of AEW programming, and depending on how Nielsen reports these, further updates on ratings may be delayed. Overall, the combination of NBA Playoff excitement and AEW Collision’s post-game slot proved to be a winning formula, bringing in a substantial audience and improving ratings significantly compared to previous weeks.
