-- Below are the weekend viewership and ratings for WWE and AEW shows:
- WWE Friday Night Smackdown dipped to 2.058 million viewers, the lowest audience since June and the second lowest all year as the show had to contend against the Olympic Games opening ceremony. In the 18-49 demo, Smackdown all fell to a 0.52 score, a big drop from last week and the lowest rating in that demo on FOX since late 2022.
- AEW Rampage meanwhile saw its viewership tick up to an average of 306,000 up from last week but right in line with the show's rolling two month average. Just like last week, the show drew a 0.10 rating in the 18-49 demo. The show went head-to-head against the final hour of NBC's coverage of the Olympic Games opening ceremonies.
- AEW Collision on Saturday evening averaged 382,000 viewers and a 0.12 rating in the 18-49 demo, both figures down from last week's strong showing. Year-over-year, Collision has suffered massive drops of nearly 50% in both categories.
- AEW's Battle of the Belts, which aired immediately after Collision, averaged 308,000 viewers and a 0.09 rating in the 18-49 demo. Both numbers are down significantly from the last Battle of the Belts that AEW produced. Competition was generally strong with the Olympic Games as well as the UFC 304 prelims and PPV airing that night.
