AEW Collision ratings up with NBA lead-in

Saturday’s AEW Collision episode, airing late at night after NBA playoff coverage, averaged 504,000 viewers on TNT, up 42.8 percent from the previous week. It’s the best audience total for the show since April 26 (when it also had the benefit of an NBA playoff game lead-in) and is Collision’s third-highest viewership so far in 2025.

Collision drew a 0.18 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 125 percent from last week and is also the best number the show has done in that category since April 26. It’s the fourth-highest Collision rating of the year to date.

The show followed the final edition of “Inside the NBA” on TNT, the fan-favorite basketball studio show that will be moving to ESPN now that TNT is losing its NBA broadcast rights. “Inside the NBA” averaged 3.03 million viewers and a 0.95 rating in 18-49 airing on Saturday, airing after the Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Collision’s overall viewership was up 33.3 percent while the 18-49 rating was up 63.6 percent. This year’s numbers do not include viewership on Max, so the actual year-over-year increases would be even higher — although the show didn’t have the benefit of an NBA lead-in at this point in 2024.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 19.5 percent in viewers and 63.6 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.