Why AEW Collision Could Find New Timeslot

AEW Collision could be on the move on a full-time basis.

It was announced in October 2024 that Tony Khan’s AEW had signed a three-year deal with Warner Brothers Discovery for their shows to remain on TBS & TNT for at least three years, with a fourth-year option. The deals were valued at approximately $185 million per year and also included AEW shows airing on the Max streaming service in the US.

The deal was for Dynamite to remain on Wednesdays on TBS while Collision airs on Saturdays on TNT. The third AEW TV show, Rampage, was axed as part of the new deal.

In recent weeks and months, WBD has experimented with different approaches to Collision due to the challenges of the Saturday night time slot. By airing on Saturday, Collision faces a tougher night of television, competing against some WWE PLEs, UFC PPVs, and many other sporting events.

There are also instances where WBD is forced to move Collision due to other sports programming on the network, such as the NBA and NHL Playoffs. However, this was the last season with the NBA airing on TNT so that that issue won’t exist in the future.

For the first time, AEW had a four-hour block of programming called Fyter Fest, as Dynamite and Collision aired back-to-back from Denver.

AEW Dynamite drew 655,000 viewers and a 0.18 rating in the 18-49 demographic. The two-hour AEW Collision episode that followed had a smaller audience, with 380,000 viewers and a 0.10 rating in the same key demo. As some wrestling observers are keen to tell people on social media, those numbers don’t include Max viewers.

WBD Is Looking For The Right Timeslot For AEW Collision

Writing in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reported that WBD is trying to figure out what is best for Collision.

“WBD is looking for what time slot is best for Collision permanently. With WWE and other sports so prevalent, Saturday night isn’t it.”

The June 11th edition of Dynamite will also be a four-hour broadcast, with Collision airing right after. It will be called “Summer Blockbuster,” and it will feature Will Ospreay facing Swerve Strickland, which was set up on Dynamite this week.

Collision has also aired on Thursday nights recently. Tony Khan’s family owns the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars, and Khan has said that he doesn’t want to go against the NFL. From September through the end of December, the NFL has Thursday night games every week, so Khan and AEW may be reluctant to go against the NFL, especially during those four months of the year.