The latest episode of AEW Dynamite saw an increase in viewership, with over 700,000 viewers, and a rise in the key 18-49 demographic.
AEW Dynamite garnered 713,000 viewers, with a 0.24 rating in the 18-49 key demo and a 0.18 rating in the 18-34 key demo.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has shared a comprehensive breakdown of the viewership numbers, including a quarter-by-quarter analysis.
AEW Dynamite ranked #6 for the night and #3 in its time slot. It was surpassed by the NBA game between Minnesota and Dallas on TNT, which drew 6,818,000 viewers with a rating of 2.40, as well as the Florida vs. New York Rangers NHL game on ESPN, which attracted 1,984,000 viewers with a 0.61 rating. Additionally, TNT’s Rich & Shameless about Brett Favre outperformed Dynamite, garnering 831,000 viewers with a 0.29 rating.
In comparison to the previous week, AEW Dynamite experienced a 6.1% increase in viewership, a 7% increase in the 18-49 demographic, and a substantial 53.7% increase in the 18-34 demographic.
However, compared to the previous year, viewership decreased by 15.7%, the 18-49 demographic by 24.4%, and the 18-34 demographic by 28%.
AEW Dynamite attracted 62,000 viewers in the male 18-34 demographic, marking a 31.9% increase, and 64,000 viewers in the female 18-34 demographic, reflecting an 82.9% increase.
However, there was a 7.5% decrease in the male 35-49 demographic, with 135,000 viewers, and a 17.1% decrease in the female 35-49 demographic, with 58,000 viewers.
The audience in the 18-49 demographic was predominantly male, comprising 61.8% of the viewers.
It is worth noting that in the 18-34 demographic, there were more female viewers than male viewers, a rare occurrence for AEW.
Moreover, the viewership of the male 18-34 demographic increased throughout the show, starting at 48,000 and reaching 87,000.
Conversely, the female 18-34 demographic started at 74,000 and declined to 48,000.
The male 35-49 demographic started at 120,000, peaked at 156,000 in the fifth quarter, and ended at 128,000. On the other hand, the female 35-49 demographic started at 70,000 and ended at 61,000.
You can check out the quarter-hour numbers below:
Q1: Roderick Strong & Trent Beretta vs. Orange Cassidy & Will Ospreay – 794,000 viewers, 312,000 in 18-49
Q2: End of Strong & Beretta vs. Cassidy & Ospreay/Young Bucks & Sonjay Dutt segment/Bang Bang Gang segment – 786,000 viewers (down 8,000), 329,000 in 18-49 (up 17,000)
Q3: Bryan Keith vs. HOOK vs. Katsuyori Shibata/Chris Jericho promo/Mercedes Mone & Willow Nightingale video – 706,000 viewers (down 80,000), 307,000 in 18-49 (down 22,000)
Q4: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Matt Sydal/Jon Moxley appearance/Nick Wayne vs. Swerve Strickland – 710,000 viewers (up 4,000), 323,000 in 18-49 (up 16,000)
Q5: End of Strickland vs. Wayne – 698,000 viewers (down 12,000), 333,000 in 18-49 (up 10,000)
Q6: Malakai Black vs. Kyle O’Reilly/Bloodbath segment – 688,000 viewers (down 10,000), 331,000 in 18-49 (down 2,000)
Q7: Toni Storm & Mariah May vs. Harley Cameron & Saraya – 631,000 viewers (down 57,000), 287,000 in 18-49 (down 44,000)
Q8: End of Storm & May vs. Cameron & Saraya/Bryan Danielson vs. Satnam Singh – 693,000 viewers (up 62,000), 328,000 in 18-49 (up 41,000)
Overrun: The Elite attack Bryan Danielson, Darby Allin saves – 702,000 viewers (up 9,000), 324,000 in 18-49 (down 4,000)
