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AEW navigates ratings shifts and Las Vegas broadcast

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AEW navigates ratings shifts and prepares for Las Vegas broadcast

As AEW approaches the Redemption pay-per-view, the company continues to manage viewership fluctuations and strategic scheduling. The July 30 episode of Collision saw a viewership decline to approximately 362,000 viewers, with the 18–49 demographic rating dropping to 0.05. This broadcast was moved to Thursday nights to avoid direct competition with WWE’s SummerSlam Night 1 and TNA Impact. The episode featured Will Ospreay defeating Daniel Garcia alongside several title defenses. Looking ahead to On August 12, AEW Dynamite is scheduled to broadcast from The Pearl Theater at the Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tony Khan has announced several key matchups for the event, including Nevada, with a capacity of 2,500 fans. The event featured a women’s tag team bout featuring where CMLL World Women’s Champion Persephone and Hikaru Shida against faced TBS Champion Maya World and Thunder Rosa. Additionally, Rosa, as well as a singles match between Kris Statlander is set to face and Viva Van in a singles match. Van. Will Ospreay is also confirmed to appear appeared during the broadcast, broadcast. Following the Las Vegas event, the August 12 episode of Dynamite recorded 658,000 viewers, a five percent decrease from the previous week, though it maintained a 0.14 rating in the specific nature 18–49 demographic. The broadcast included a TNT Championship defense by Kevin Knight against Chris Jericho and segments involving Kenny Omega and MJF, but experienced a 21-minute overrun. Meanwhile, the August 12 episode of his segment remains undisclosed. Collision drew 409,000 viewers; while total viewership decreased by two percent, the 18–49 demographic rating saw a 20 percent increase to 0.06, placing it above its 10-week average.

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  1. 2026-08-20 22:52 UTC AEW navigates ratings shifts and Las Vegas broadcast
  2. 2026-08-12 23:36 UTC AEW navigates ratings shifts and prepares for Las Vegas
  3. 2026-08-07 18:44 UTC AEW builds toward Redemption PPV and upcoming events
  4. 2026-07-25 19:36 UTC AEW builds toward Redemption PPV with Collision

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