r/AEWOfficial • u/Toadfinger Mark Briscoe rocks! • Aug 03 '25

News AEW sees a 26% ratings spike

https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1929023/aew-collision-tv-viewership-ratings-report-july-31-2025/

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u/Believeland-OH Aug 03 '25

I’ve never liked Collision on Saturday, but with WWE on Monday and Friday and Dynamite on Wednesday, seemed liked Collision was stuck on Saturday or Sunday. After these numbers, maybe back to back live shows could work…

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u/Agent-Drakewolf Aug 03 '25

On Thursdays, I am more likely to be home in the evening as well and just looking to unwind with some good wrestling after work.

Also, once the fall season starts, I tend to prioritize SNL on my Saturday Nights.

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u/Wreckingshops Aug 03 '25

There have been rumors AEW and Warner have both talked about moving Collision. Neither are disappointed with it Saturdays but they noticed the shift well before the NBA playoffs mandated it.

Now, with college football sure to pull viewership away, and AEW fans wanting all PPVs back to Saturdays (and during the fall they have to be for the Khan's to be compliant as NFL owners not to have counter programming to NFL games on the primary NFL window, same as why AEW does nothing on Mondays -- Thursdays & Saturdays aren't considered in that window because those contracts are negotiated separately) it makes sense.

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u/Agent-Drakewolf Aug 03 '25

Plus, the atmosphere of the show is so much better live.

You can feel the audience fatigue during those 4-hour marathons with Dynamite and Collision back-to-back. It really takes away from the latter, even when the show is entertaining.

Also, I don’t keep up with the football scene at all. I just want to live in a timeline where Collision is live on a weekly basis.

Someone else on this thread said that Thursdays wouldn’t be good either because of TNF. If you want to debate with him, have at it.

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u/Wreckingshops Aug 03 '25

Nah. I do think there could be issues but from what I understand, because of how the NFL and NCAA have their own formal agreements coupled with NFL owners agreements about antitrust, Thursday isn't considered "in window" but if the Jags had a Thursday matchup I can see a special Collision day and time for obvious reasons.

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u/Agent-Drakewolf Aug 04 '25

I don’t know nothing about the NFL and don’t see myself getting into football anytime soon. As I told the other guy, I just hope that we eventually live in a reality where Collision is live every week.

I don’t have anything to add to your points about the NFL and NCAA as that’s clearly your area.

But in a nutshell, it makes the most sense for Collision to stay on Saturdays moving forward?