whether MAX is lying or not releasing the numbers for AEW is irrelevant especially since TKO needs to be more concerned with their own numbers declining rather than the other wrestling company that doesn't air at the same time. neither side should be like, oh the other wrestling show affected our viewership.
i asked chat gpt about the nba playoffs and its prolly the same for nhl.
"can you show me the tv ratings for every game of the 2025 nba playoffs"
ChatGPT said:
As of May 20, 2025, detailed TV ratings for every individual game of the 2025 NBA Playoffs have not been publicly released. However, available data provides insights into overall viewership trends and highlights from the postseason thus far.
Meaning that its hard to know which teams and games are having impacts on wrestling shows across the week and which aren't. Of course the benefit of the 3 on streaming services helps them compared with NXT or SD.