AEW Collision Viewership Sees Increase on May 16, 2026

The latest audience figures are available for the May 16, 2026 episode of AEW Collision on TBS, as the show posted solid week-to-week growth.

According to Programming Insider, AEW Collision on May 16, 2026 drew 384,000 viewers on TBS, with a 0.05 rating in the key P18–49 demographic. For comparison, the May 9, 2026 episode drew 342,000 viewers with a 0.05 rating in the key P18–49 demographic, an increase of ↑ 42,000 viewers.

Compared to the same week in 2025, AEW Collision drew 353,000 viewers and a 0.08 demo rating on May 22, 2025, versus 384,000 viewers and a 0.05 demo rating on May 16, 2026. That represents a year-over-year change of ↑ +8.8% in viewership and ↓ -37.5% in the demo.

AEW Collision Week-to-Week Viewership Comparison

Metric	May 9, 2026	May 16, 2026	Change	% Change
Total Viewers	342,000	384,000	↑ +42,000	↑ +12.3%
P18–49 Demo	0.05	0.05	↑ 0	↑ 0.0%

AEW Collision Year-to-Date Performance (2026)

Metric	2026 Average	Current Episode	Diff	%
Viewers	417,706	384,000	↓ -33,706	↓ -8.1%
P18–49 Demo Avg	0.08	0.05	↓ -0.03	↓ -36.1%

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

Metric	Month Avg	Current Episode	Diff	%
Viewers	357,667	384,000	↑ 26,333	↑ 7.4%
P18–49 Demo Avg	0.05	0.05	↓ 0.00	↓ -6.3%

AEW Collision 4-Week Rolling Average

Metric	4 Week Avg	Current Episode	Diff	%
Viewers	367,500	384,000	↑ 16,500	↑ 4.5%
P18–49 Demo Avg	0.05	0.05	↓ 0.00	↓ -4.8%

Last 12 Months Performance Summary

Average Viewership	350,244
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	45

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 16, 2026	384,000	0.05
May 9, 2026	342,000	0.05
May 2, 2026	347,000	0.06
April 25, 2026	397,000	0.05

4-Week Average: 367,500 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 16, 2026	% Change
Total Viewers	353,000	384,000	↑ +8.8%
P18–49 Demo	0.08	0.05	↓ -37.5%

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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