This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite dipped in both viewership and ratings against less competition than the previous episode.
AEW Dynamite brought in 832,000 viewers and a 0.30 rating (392,000 viewers) in the key 18-49 demo. The show also had a 0.25 in 18-34.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has shared more details on the figures, including each individual quarter-hour.
AEW Dynamite was #3 among cable originals for Wednesday night behind a Yankees-Mets game on ESPN (1,903,000/0.42) and the season finale of Vanderpump Rules (1,134,000/0.41).
AEW Dynamite was #2 in its first hour and #3 in the second hour. The show held steady until 9:15 PM ET, when the audience for the baseball game went up. Dynamite was #6 in women 18-49, #2 in men 18-49, #2 in 18-34, #3 in women 12-34, and #2 in men 12-34.
Compared to last week, AEW Dynamite was down 7.9% in viewers, down 9.7% in 18-49 and down 7.4% in 18-34. Compared to last year, the show was up 9.3% in viewers, up 7.4% in 18-49, and up 64.5% in 18-34.
AEW Dynamite had 274,000 in men 18-49 (down 6.5%) and 118,000 in women 18-49 (down 16.9%). The audience was 69.9% male in 18-49.
AEW Dynamite did a 0.14 in 12-17 (down 17.6%), 0.25 in 18-34 (down 7.4%), 0.35 in 35-49 (down 11.8%), and 0.35 in 50+ (down 2.8%).
Q1: Adam Cole vs. MJF – 918,000 viewers, 415,000 in 18-49.
Q2: Adam Cole vs. MJF – 889,000 viewers (down 29,000), 429,000 in 18-49 (up 14,000).
Q3: End of Cole vs. MJF/CM Punk video/Sammy Guevara, Darby Allin & Chris Jericho segment – 890,000 viewers (up 1,000), 427,000 in 18-49 (down 2,000).
Q4: End of Guevara, Allin, Jericho & Sting segment/SANADA video/Keith Lee, Sting, Orange Cassidy & Allin vs. Mogul Embassy – 865,000 viewers (down 25,000).
Q5: End of Sting, Allin, Cassidy & Lee vs. Mogul Embassy/Gunns promo/Wardlow vs. Jake Hager – 857,000 viewers (down 8,000), 414,000 in 18-49.
Q6: End of Wardlow vs. Hager/Christian Cage, Luchasaurus & Arn Anderson. segment/Hiroshi Tanahashi video/Cassidy, ZSJ & Daniel Garcia segment/Toni Storm vs. Skye Blue – 792,000 viewers (down 65,000), 353,000 in 18-49 (down 61,000).
Q7: End of Storm vs. Blue/Jack Perry promo/FTR promo/The Elite vs. Blackpool Combat Club – 745,000 viewers (down 47,000), 346,000 in 18-49 (down 7,000).
Q8: End of The Elite vs. BCC – 699,000 viewers (down 46,000), 325,000 in 18-49 (down 21,000).
