This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite saw its ratings and viewership decrease following the 2024 AEW Dynasty pay-per-view event this past weekend.
AEW Dynamite had 683,000 viewers, a 0.23 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, and a 0.15 rating in the 18-34 key demo.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has released a detailed analysis of the numbers, including a breakdown of each quarter hour.
AEW Dynamite aired live Coast to Coast, typically leading to an 8% drop. It normally airs later on the West Coast but aired at 5:00 PM PT instead. If the show aired in its normal timeslot, it would still have been slightly lower than last week’s episode.
AEW Dynamite peaked in both 18-49 and 18-34 with the final quarter.
AEW Dynamite was #6 for the night, behind two NBA games on TNT, two NHL games on ESPN, and Inside The NBA after the second game.
AEW Dynamite was #3 in its time slot behind TNT and ESPN. Its main competition was the Boston vs. Miami NBA game, which had 2,856,000 viewers and a 0.95 on TNT (as well as 269,000 and 0.10 on TruTV). The NHL game between Boston and Toronto had 1,238,000/0.38. The Big Bang Theory lead-in was also down, getting only 856,000 viewers and a 0.14.
Compared to last week, AEW Dynamite had a 10.4% drop in viewers, a 10.1% drop in 18-49, and a 4.4% drop in 18-34.
Compared to last year, AEW Dynamite had a 20.9% drop in viewers, a 17.9% drop in 18-49, and a 22.9% drop in 18-34.
The audience was 62.1% male in 18-49, down significantly from usual.
You can check out the quarter-hour numbers below:
Q1: Best Friends segment/Jon Moxley promo/Swerve Strickland vs. Kyle Fletcher – 792,000 viewers, 316,000 in 18-49
Q2: End of Strickland vs. Fletcher/Thunder Rosa & Deonna Purrazzo segment – 716,000 viewers (down 76,000), 292,000 in 18-49 (down 24,000)
Q3: Mina Shirakawa vs. Anna Jay – 709,000 viewers (down 7,000), 293,000 in 18-49 (up 1,000)
Q4: Willow Nightingale & Mercedes Mone segment/Young Bucks & Jack Perry segment – 694,000 viewers (down 15,000), 294,000 in 18-49 (up 1,000)
Q5: Casino Gauntlet Match – 629,000 viewers (down 65,000), 287,000 in 18-49 (down 7,000)
Q6: End of Casino Gauntlet Match/Chris Jericho & Big Bill segment – 659,000 viewers (up 30,000), 327,000 in 18-49 (up 40,000)
Q7: Will Ospreay, Don Callis & Kyle Fletcher segment/Jon Moxley vs. Powerhouse Hobbs – 607,000 viewers (down 52,000), 301,000 in 18-49 (down 26,000)
Q8: End of Moxley vs. Hobbs, Katsuyori Shibata interview/Jack Perry, Tony Khan, The Elite segment – 657,000 viewers (up 50,000), 330,000 in 18-49 (up 29,000)
