AEW Collision Viewership Sees Slight Increase on May 20, 2026

AEW Collision viewership and key demo numbers are in for the May 20, 2026 episode of AEW Collision on TBS, showing a modest week-to-week increase.

According to Dave Meltzer, AEW Collision on May 20, 2026 drew 413,000 viewers on TBS, with a 0.06 rating in the key P18–49 demographic. For comparison, the May 16, 2026 episode drew 384,000 viewers with a 0.05 rating in the key P18–49 demographic, an increase of ↑ 29,000 viewers and up by ↑ 0.01 in the demo.

Compared to the same week in 2025, AEW Collision drew 353,000 viewers and a 0.08 demo rating on May 22, 2025, versus 413,000 viewers and a 0.06 demo rating on May 20, 2026. That represents a year-over-year change of ↑ +17.0% in viewership and ↓ -25.0% in the demo.

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AEW Collision Week-to-Week Viewership Comparison

Metric	May 16, 2026	May 20, 2026	Change	% Change
Total Viewers	384,000	413,000	↑ +29,000	↑ +7.6%
P18–49 Demo	0.05	0.06	↑ +0.01	↑ +20.0%

AEW Collision Year-to-Date Performance (2026)

Metric	2026 Average	Current Episode	Diff	%
Viewers	417,444	413,000	↓ -4,444	↓ -1.1%
P18–49 Demo Avg	0.08	0.06	↓ -0.02	↓ -22.3%

AEW Collision Month-to-Date Performance (May 2026)

Metric	Month Avg	Current Episode	Diff	%
Viewers	371,500	413,000	↑ 41,500	↑ 11.2%
P18–49 Demo Avg	0.06	0.06	↑ 0.00	↑ 9.1%

AEW Collision 4-Week Rolling Average

Metric	4 Week Avg	Current Episode	Diff	%
Viewers	371,500	413,000	↑ 41,500	↑ 11.2%
P18–49 Demo Avg	0.06	0.06	↑ 0.00	↑ 9.1%

Last 12 Months Performance Summary

Average Viewership	351,609
Highest Viewership	616,000 (March 22, 2026)
Lowest Viewership	184,000 (September 20, 2025)
Average 18–49 Demo	0.07
Weeks Above 1,000,000 Viewers	0
Weeks Below 1,000,000 Viewers	46

Viewership Range (Last 12 Months)

Highest	March 22, 2026	616,000
Lowest	September 20, 2025	184,000
Difference	—	432,000

Recent 4-Week Trend

Week	Viewers	18–49 Demo
May 20, 2026	413,000	0.06
May 16, 2026	384,000	0.05
May 9, 2026	342,000	0.05
May 2, 2026	347,000	0.06

4-Week Average: 371,500 viewers

Largest Weekly Viewership Changes (Last 12 Months)

Largest Increase	January 31, 2026	+239,000
Largest Drop	October 25, 2025	-172,000

AEW Collision Year-over-Year Comparison (2025 vs 2026)

Metric	May 22, 2025	May 20, 2026	% Change
Total Viewers	353,000	413,000	↑ +17.0%
P18–49 Demo	0.08	0.06	↓ -25.0%

Highest Viewership of 2026: 616,000 (March 22, 2026)
Lowest Viewership of 2026: 253,000 (January 24, 2026)

These figures reflect only linear TV viewership on TBS and do not include streaming or digital viewership. Ringside News will continue to monitor AEW Collision as the company builds toward its next major live event.

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