Weekend Ratings: WWE Smackdown Down For Draft, AEW Collision Soars With NBA Lead-In

-- Below are viewership and ratings figures from last weekend:

  • WWE Smackdown - drew 2.143 million viewers, down from last week and the lowest audience of 2024. In the 18-49 demo, the show scored a 0.58 rating, also a yearly low. The show went head-to-head against coverage of the NFL draft on ESPN as well as two NBA games.
  • AEW Collision - drew 621,000 viewers - way from last week's 461,000 and the best audience for the show since last summer. It had the benefit of having an NBA lead-in. The 18-49 rating was equally as strong, drawing a 0.21 - almost the best since July 2023.
  • AEW Rampage - which aired directly after Collision on Saturday drew 293,000 viewers and a 0.09 rating, both down considerably from last week.