AEW Dynamite saw an increase in viewership and ratings this past Wednesday compared to the previous week.
The program drew 586,000 viewers, recording a 0.17 rating (230,000 viewers) in the key 18-49 demographic and a 0.10 in the 18-34 demographic.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has shared a detailed breakdown of this week’s numbers, including each quarter-hour.
AEW Dynamite ranked #11 for the day and #4 in its time slot. The highest-rated program of the evening was ESPN’s college basketball coverage, which garnered 970,000 viewers with a 0.24 rating (and a late game drew 1,337,000 viewers with a 0.40 rating). Jesse Watters on Fox News attracted 3,893,000 viewers with a 0.21 rating, while Hannity had 3,073,000 viewers with a 0.20 rating. MTV’s Challenge reached 481,000 viewers with a 0.20 rating.
Compared to last week, AEW Dynamite’s viewership increased by 9.3%, the 18-49 demographic rose by 12.2%, and the 18-34 demographic was up by 37.3%.
Compared to last year, AEW Dynamite’s viewership decreased by 28.8%, the 18-49 demographic dropped by 29.9%, and the 18-34 demographic dropped by 41.2%.
AEW Dynamite drew 42,000 men aged 18-34 (up 13.5%), 28,000 women in the same age range (up 64.7%), 122,000 men aged 35-49 (up 13%), and 38,000 women aged 35-49 (down 17.4%). The audience composition was predominantly male, 71.3% in the 18-49 demo.
You can check out the quarter-hour numbers below:
Q1: Kyle Fletcher vs. Shelton Benjamin – 741,000 viewers, 277,000 in 18-49
Q2: End of Fletcher vs. Benjamin, HOOK & Patriarchy segment/Mercedes Mone promo – 694,000 viewers (down 47,000), 282,000 in 18-49 (up 5,000)
Q3: Hurt Syndicate segment/Dynamite Dozen Battle Royal/Jamie Hayter promo – 617,000 viewers (down 77,000), 253,000 in 18-49 (down 29,000)
Q4: The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn promo/Swerve Strickland vs. Max Caster/MJF promo – 569,000 viewers (down 48,000), 224,000 in 18-49 (down 29,000)
Q5: PAC vs. Jay White – 581,000 viewers (up 12,000), 211,000 in 18-49 (down 13,000)
Q6: End of PAC vs. White/Chris Jericho segment – 585,000 viewers (up 4,000), 216,000 in 18-49 (up 5,000)
Q7: Anna Jay vs. Penelope Ford – 504,000 viewers (down 81,000), 196,000 in 18-49 (down 20,000)
Q8: Claudio Castagnoli vs. Brody King – 440,000 viewers (down 64,000), 196,000 in 18-49 (even)
Overrun: End of Castagnoli vs. King – 476,000 viewers (up 36,000), 207,000 in 18-49 (up 11,000)
