Data report: AEW Collision - Oct 11, 2025

Oct 15, 2025

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TV RATINGS

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AEW Collision on TNT
Sat, Oct. 11, 2025: 8:00 to 10:00 pm
286,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.06

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

Collision was #12 for the night on cable.

P2+ comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (Preemption: 226,000): +27%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (242,000): +18%
Current 2025-Q4 P2+ average (286,000) vs. 2024-Q4 (348,000): -18%
Current Oct 2025 P2+ average (286,000) vs. Oct 2024 (312,000): -8%

P18-49 comparisons:

This episode vs. last week (Preemption: 0.03): +100%
This episode vs. trailing four weeks (0.05): +20%
Current 2025-Q4 P18-49 average (0.06) vs. 2024-Q4 (0.10): -40%
Current Oct 2025 P18-49 average (0.06) vs. Oct 2024 (0.08): -25%

Viewer counts for this week’s episode with the difference versus the median of the last 4 non-preemption episodes in parentheses. Some viewer counts may be based on the national rating for that demo:

P2+: 286k (+18%)
P18-49: 82k (+17%)
F18-49: 33k (+2%)
M18-49: 47k (+34%)
Non-P18-49: 204k (+19%)

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