Latest Ratings Report Confirms Rise in Viewership for Recent Slam Dunk Episodes on TNT
A new ratings report confirms that recent episodes of "Slam Dunk" have driven increased viewership, with the March 25 broadcast drawing an estimated audience. The Saturday edition aired on TNT averaged approximately 604k to over a million people while Sunday's episode drew around half-a-million cable TV fans and millions more in total ratings as per F4WOnline.com reports by Dave Rajah of Fightful.net, which also noted that the March show had an average rating.
Key Points
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1AEW Collision Slam Dunk Saturday drew an average of 470,000 viewers on TNT with a rating of 0.10 in the key demographic.
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2The Sunday episode attracted significantly higher engagement by drawing approximately double that number at around one million total households (658k) and over half-a-million adults aged eighteen to forty-nine
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3Viewership for both episodes showed an increase compared to previous weeks, with Saturday rising 2.7% week-over-week.
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4The Slam Dunk special aired immediately following NCAA Tournament coverage on TNT which provided a strong lead-in effect.
Developments
Perspectives
The Slam Dunk edition of AEW Collision on TNT drew an average of 470,000 viewers and received a rating of 0.10 in the key 18-49 demographic.
— [Mar 26] F4WOnline.com reports that last Saturday night's 'Slam Dunk' edition...Last weekend's special Slam Dunk episode was broadcast as one-hour before NCAA college coverage, benefiting from a strong sports lead-in which contributed to the viewership increase compared to previous weeks.
— [Mar 25] Ewrestlingnews notes that AEW Collision aired following coverage of the NCAA Tournament on TNT.The Sunday Slam Dunk episode drew significantly higher engagement than Saturday, attracting an average of 616,000 viewers and representing a substantial increase from previous broadcasts.
— [Mar 25] Fightful reports that AEW Collision Slam Dunk Sunday averaged over six hundred thousand cable TV watchers.Dave Meltzer's reporting confirms the specific viewer counts for both Saturday (470,000) and Sunday (616,000), highlighting a clear upward trend in ratings across two consecutive nights.
— [Mar 25] Multiple sources including F4WOnline.com via Dave Meltzel of Wrestling Observer cite these figures.AEW Collision's taped "Slam Dunk" special on TNT aired delayed before NCAA games last Saturday with 470k viewers (a rating of 0.10) versus Sunday night when it attracted a higher audience, including an average of 616k people and achieved the highest ratings for this show to date at that time in its history as well
AEW Collision's "Slam Dunk Saturday" special averaged 470,000 viewers and achieved a 18-49 rating of 0.10 on TNT via delay with an HBO Max simulcast that drew higher numbers than the previous week but are not publicly reported due to NCAA programming preemption for Sunday night airings in New York City time zones (NYC).
AEW Collision averaged 470,000 viewers on TNT and achieved a 18–49 rating of 0.10 for its March 21 airing following NCAA Tournament coverage. This represented an increase from the previous week's figures in both total audience size (from 458,000) and demographic ratings (up to 7% last year).