AEW Dynamite Surpasses WCW Nitro as Longest-Running Primetime Wrestling Show; WWE SmackDown and AEW Collision Viewership Reported

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Published Apr 16, 2025, 07:08 PM

The 31st episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown on USA Network averaged 1.551 million viewers with a 0.45 rating in the 18-49 demographic, showing a slight decline from the previous week's 1.578 million viewers (0.47) and a notable drop from the same week last year on Fox, which had 2.499 million viewers and a 0.76 rating. AEW Collision's episode on April 12, 2025, drew 455,000 viewers with a 0.12 rating in the 18-49 demo, marking an increase from recent episodes earlier in the year. Meanwhile, PFL 2 on ESPN2 averaged 38,000 viewers with a 0.01 rating, down from previous years and the prior PFL 1 event. WWE's Greatest Moments series episodes have fluctuated around 147,000 to 161,000 viewers with low demo ratings. Notably, AEW Dynamite has surpassed WCW Nitro to become the longest-running weekly primetime professional wrestling show in Turner Sports history (TNT/TBS). This milestone was celebrated with promotional content highlighting AEW Dynamite's achievement as the longest-running prime-time wrestling program on these networks, marking a significant moment in wrestling broadcast history.

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Wrestle Ops

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AEW promo package celebrating ‘DYNAMITE’ becoming the longest-running weekly prime-time pro-wrestling program in Turner Sports history tonight. https://t.co/4wwMr5qltQ

Fightful Wrestling

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AEW Dynamite promo for the longest-running prime time wrestling program in Turner history. https://t.co/6dWTLMM7nR

@jedigoodman

#WWE's Greatest Moments Episode 9: WrestleMania in the 80's averaged 147K viewers and 0.01 in the 18-49 demo. Episode 8: CM Punk averaged 158K viewers and 0.03 in the 18-49 demo. Episode 7: WCW averaged 161K viewers and 0.03 in the 18-49 demo. Episode 6: Celebrities of the