The Grand Slam special episode of AEW Dynamite saw an increase in viewership and ratings.
AEW Dynamite drew 702,000 viewers and had a 0.23 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, with a 0.16 rating in the 18-34 demo.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has shared a more detailed breakdown of the numbers, including data for each quarter-hour.
The main competition of the night was the WNBA game featuring the Connecticut Sun and the Indiana Fever, with rising star Caitlin Clark. This game drew 2,537,000 viewers and had a 0.55 rating on ESPN.
Despite this competition, AEW Dynamite secured the #3 position for the night on cable and #2 in its time slot, with the WNBA game taking the lead.
Another late game between the Minnesota Lynx and the Phoenix Mercury on ESPN had 1,216,000 viewers and a 0.33 rating. On network TV, Survivor was the most-watched show, with 4,466,000 viewers and a 0.72 rating.
Compared to the previous week, AEW Dynamite’s viewership increased by 2.5%, and the ratings in the 18-49 and 18-34 demographics increased by 13.3% and 26.7% respectively.
However, compared to last year, there was a decrease of 17.9% in viewers, 6.6% in the 18-49 demographic, and 11.6% in the 18-34 demographic.
AEW Dynamite drew 76,000 men and 38,000 women in the 18-34 demographic and 130,000 men and 70,000 women in the 35-49 demographic. The audience comprised 60.4% males in the 18-49 demographic.
You can check out the quarter-hour numbers below:
Q1: Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness – 802,000 viewers, 363,000 in 18-49
Q2: End of Danielson vs. McGuinness – 766,000 viewers (down 36,000), 343,000 in 18-49 (down 20,000)
Q3: HOOK vs. Roderick Strong – 724,000 viewers (down 42,000), 305,000 in 18-49 (down 38,000)
Q4: The Young Bucks vs. Will Ospreay & Kyle Fletcher – 679,000 viewers (down 45,000), 299,000 in 18-49 (down 6,000)
Q5: End of Bucks vs. Ospreay & Fletcher/Conglomeration promo – 708,000 viewers (up 29,000), 305,000 in 18-49 (up 6,000)
Q6: Prince Nana & MVP segment/Mariah May vs. Yuka Sakazaki – 638,000 viewers (down 70,000), 300,000 in 18-49 (down 5,000)
Q7: End of May vs. Sakazaki/Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin – 615,000 viewers (down 23,000), 289,000 in 18-49 (down 11,000)
Q8: Moxley vs. Allin – 684,000 viewers (up 69,000), 307,000 in 18-49 (up 18,000)
Overrun: Bryan Danielson attacks Jon Moxley – 708,000 viewers (up 24,000), 327,000 in 18-49 (up 20,000)
