Last Week’s Wrestling Ratings Breakdown, Nielsen New Measurement Methodolog, More

Last Week's Wrestling Ratings Breakdown, Nielsen New Measurement Methodolog, More

The latest viewership figures and key demographic ratings are in for the week of September 1 through September 5, 2026, highlighting major bounces for WWE NXT and AEW Dynamite alongside steady totals for WWE SmackDown.

WWE NXT (Tuesday, September 1)

WWE NXT posted a noticeable surge on CW Network, rebounding strongly from the previous week’s metrics across total viewership and the key key demographic:

  • Viewership: 768,000 viewers (Up from 632,000 on Aug 25)
  • 18-49 Demo Rating: 0.17 rating (Up from 0.09 on Aug 25)

Most Viewed NXT YouTube Videos:

  • Zilla Fatu viciously declines BirthRight’s offer — 316K views
  • FULL SEGMENT: NXT Champion Grayson Waller instigates a massive brawl — 310K views
  • A furious Zilla Fatu DESTROYS Tristan Angels — 305K views
  • Naraku battles Shiloh Hill — 131K views
  • Thea Hail vanquishes Nikkita Lyons in statement to Nattie — 116K views

AEW Dynamite (Wednesday, September 2)

AEW Dynamite hit a major milestone on TBS, delivering its highest total audience in over two years despite a slight dip in the 18-49 demographic:

  • Viewership: 796,000 viewers (Up from 792,000 on Aug 26 — Highest viewership since April 2024)
  • 18-49 Demo Rating: 0.15 rating (Down from 0.18 on Aug 26)

Most Viewed AEW Dynamite YouTube Videos:

  • It’s Jon Moxley vs Will Ospreay for the AEW World Championship at All Out! — 370K views
  • Austin Creed & Kofi’s first match on Dynamite! — 253K views
  • AEW Women’s World Champion Mercedes Moné is interrupted by Thekla! — 170K views
  • MJF is SEETHING after All In! — 159K views
  • Darby Allin & Steven Borden AMBUSHED by returning Josh Alexander! — 80K views

TNA iMPACT! (Thursday, September 3)

TNA iMPACT! held relatively stable on AMC, maintaining its core audience while seeing a minor uptick in the key demographic:

  • Viewership: 184,000 viewers (Down from 188,000 on Aug 20; Aug 27 figures unavailable)
  • 18-49 Demo Rating: 0.03 rating (Up from 0.02 on Aug 20)

Most Viewed TNA iMPACT! YouTube Videos:

  • Matt Hardy Makes ACCUSATION About Jeff Hardy Attack — 169K views
  • Zoey Serrano ATTACKS A Fan in WILD Debut — 156K views
  • Avery Styles CALLED OUT for First TNA Match — 110K views
  • What Do The Righteous Want With BDE?? — 54K views
  • Trey Miguel and Jason Hotch TEAR IT DOWN For Shot at Mustafa Ali — 51K views

WWE SmackDown (Friday, September 4)

WWE SmackDown led all weekly pro wrestling broadcasts by a wide margin on USA Network, driving significant increases in total audience:

  • Viewership: 1.30 million viewers (Up from 1.12 million on Aug 28)
  • 18-49 Demo Rating: 0.29 rating (Up from 0.23 on Aug 28)

Most Viewed WWE SmackDown YouTube Videos:

  • FULL MATCH: CM Punk vs. Johnny Gargano | WWE Title Match — 818K views
  • Kevin Owens, Gunther and Finn Bálor look to destroy Sami Zayn — 743K views
  • Randy Orton to Cody Rhodes: “You care more about the title than your family”683K views
  • Bakusai defeat The Miz & Kit Wilson in tag team debut — 638K views
  • Sami Zayn blasts CM Punk, Kevin Owens, Gunther and Finn Bálor with WWE Title — 580K views

AEW Collision (Saturday, September 5)

AEW Collision wrapped up the week on TNT by holding steady with its established Saturday night baseline:

  • Viewership: 349,000 viewers (Up from 343,000 on Aug 29)
  • 18-49 Demo Rating: 0.06 rating (Even with 0.06 on Aug 29)

Most Viewed AEW Collision YouTube Videos:

  • Jericho gets PAYBACK on Nick Wayne! — 108K views
  • Britt Baker & Persephone clash with Maya World & Thunder Rosa — 86K views
  • Andrade El Idolo vs Gabe Kidd – AEW National Championship — 82K views
  • Brodido & Hangman Page vs Braddah Kaimi, LVJ & Vin Parker — 79K views
  • Athena vs Isla Dawn — 54K views

Stay tuned to WrestlingAttitude.com for the latest breaking news, live results, and insider updates across WWE, AEW, and TNA.

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