Over the past few months, “AEW Collision” has benefited from a strong push from Warner Bros Discovery to continue the show’s major sporting events. This included two editions of “Slam Dunk Saturday” in March, following the December 21 episode of “Aew Grand Slam: Australia,” following the NBA All-Star Saturday, following the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. All four episodes pulled out the normal audience of “Clashes,” and that trend continued, followed by when “Clashes” followed the NBA playoffs last Saturday.
Wrestlenomics reports that “clash” attracted a total of 707k viewers and 0.21 with a demographic of 18-49. To everyone’s surprise, these numbers have increased from the previous week, with total viewers increasing by 100% from 353k viewers, while 18-49 increased by 162% from 0.08. Perhaps more than anything, the numbers represent the best viewer “clashes” drawn since July 29, 2023, representing the third highest rating in “clash” history, tracking only the July 29 show and “clash” premiere in June 2023.
The NBA lead-in would have helped the “clash” regardless, but Game 4 of the exciting conclusions of the Los Angeles Clippers vs. Denver Nuggets series probably boosted it, and the Clippers rallied together to tie the game together. “Collision” ranked fourth in the evening in the demonstrations, and was able to even endure a sporting event that is usually lost. This includes UFC Fight Night on ESPN 2. This includes the NHL playoffs at TBS, which attracted 0.24 with a total audience of 599k, 18-49, and pulled 787k and 0.22.
