This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite was down in viewership and the key 18-49 demo rating.
The April 17th episode of AEW Dynamite had 762,000 viewers, a 0.26 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, and a 0.16 in the 18-34 demo.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has shared a more detailed look at the numbers, including a breakdown of each quarter hour.
AEW Dynamite was #5 for the night on TBS, behind two NBA games on ESPN and the pregame show and SportsCenter.
Compared to last week, AEW Dynamite was down 7% in viewers, down 15.8% in 18-49 and down 26% in 18-34. The 18-34 key demo started low but rose during the show and peaked during the main event. In general, 18-34 has dropped in recent weeks while 35-49 has been stable.
Compared to last year, AEW Dynamite was down 8.2% in viewers, down 9.7% in 18-49 and down 25.5% in 18-34.
You can check out the quarter-hour numbers below:
Q1: Jon Moxley promo/Mercedes Mone promo/Adam Copeland & Willow Nightingale vs. Brody King & Julia Hart – 917,000 viewers, 373,000 in 18-49
Q2: End of Copeland & Nightingale vs. Hart & King/Samoa Joe promo – 865,000 viewers (down 52,000), 381,000 in 18-49 (up 8,000)
Q3: The Young Bucks promo/The Elite vs. Pac, Penta El Zero Miedo & Daniel Garcia – 725,000 viewers (down 140,000), 310,000 in 18-49 (down 71,000)
Q4: End of Elite vs. Pac, Penta & Garcia/Chris Jericho, Taz & HOOK segment – 744,000 viewers (up 19,000), 327,000 in 18-49 (up 17,000)
Q5: End of Jericho & HOOK segment/Swerve Strickland promo/Mariah May vs. Deonna Purrazzo – 748,000 viewers (up 4,000), 339,000 in 18-49 (up 12,000)
Q6: End of May vs. Purrazzo/Bullet Club Gold promo/The Acclaimed & Daddy Ass promo/Orange Cassidy vs. Shane Taylor – 685,000 viewers (down 63,000), 321,000 in 18-49 (down 18,000)
Q7: End of Cassidy vs. Taylor – 707,000 viewers (up 22,000), 308,000 in 18-49 (down 13,000)
Q8: Will Ospreay vs. Claudio Castagnoli – 742,000 viewers (up 35,000), 341,000 in 18-49 (up 33,000)
Overrun: Samoa Joe & Swerve Strickland segment – 665,000 viewers (down 77,000), 319,000 in 18-49 (up 22,000)
