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AEW television viewership trends

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All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has experienced fluctuations in television viewership for its various programs. In mid-September 2026, AEW Dynamite saw a decline in its audience, with the audience. The September 9 broadcast drawing drew 571,000 viewers, down from 796,000 the previous week. The program also recorded a drop in week, with the 18-49 demographic, demographic falling to a 0.10 share from 0.15. This followed an August 19 broadcast that drew 587,000 viewers, representing an 11 percent decline from the preceding week and a 29 percent drop in the 18-49 demographic. By early October 2026, viewership trends showed mixed results. AEW Dynamite recorded 495,000 viewers, which was slightly lower than the 532,000 viewers drawn by WWE NXT, though Dynamite maintained a marginally higher 18-49 demographic rating of 0.11. Conversely, AEW Collision saw an upward trend, with viewership increasing to 415,000 on October 3 from 337,000 the prior week. Recent data from mid-October shows further continued volatility. On October 14, 2026, AEW Dynamite averaged 715,000 viewers with a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demographic, an demographic. However, the October 21 broadcast saw a decrease to 661,000 viewers, though the 18-49 demographic improved slightly to 0.15. A notable peak occurred on September 30, 2026, when a special broadcast from Pittsburgh drew 899,000 viewers—a 40 percent increase from the previous week's 0.11. On that same date, AEW Collision drew 514,000 viewers with a 0.10 week and the program’s highest viewership in nearly three years—with the 18-49 demographic rating. rising 120 percent to 0.22. Despite weekly fluctuations, long-term trends for the third quarter of 2026 remained positive, with total viewership averaging 17 percent higher than the same period in the previous year, though these figures exclude HBO Max simulcasts. There remains a divergence between U.S. and international markets. While markets; while U.S. viewership has seen growth, the promotion faces a significant decline in the United Kingdom. In September, AEW Dynamite and Collision averaged approximately 56,000 to 58,000 viewers on ITV4, roughly half of the viewership recorded two years ago. This downturn in the U.K. may be attributed to scheduling delays on ITV4 and the rise of MyAEW, a streaming service providing ad-free content and pay-per-view discounts.

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