AEW Collision rating (8/22): How did the last two Continental Cup quarterfinal matches perform opposite NFL preseason games?

By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)

The Saturday, August 22, AEW Collision television show averaged 397,000 viewers for TNT, according to Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics.com. The show averaged a 0.06 rating in the 18-49 demographic. The previous Collision episode averaged 409,000 viewers for TNT with a 0.06 rating.

Powell’s POV: HBO Max streaming numbers are not included in the ratings or viewership counts for AEW programming. Collision ran against another full slate of preseason games. The competition won’t get any easier once college football returns. One year earlier, the August 23, 2025, AEW Collision on TNT averaged 281,000 viewers with a 0.07 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

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