Wednesday’s edition of AEW Dynamite saw an increase in viewership and ratings compared to the previous week’s Title Tuesday broadcast.
The October 16th episode drew 633,000 viewers, with a 0.20 rating (262,000 viewers) in the 18-49 category and 0.10 in the 18-34 group.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has shared additional insights on the ratings, including a breakdown of each quarter hour.
AEW Dynamite faced significant competition from Vice President Kamala Harris’ interview on FOX News, which drew 6,651,000 viewers. The show ranked #10 for the night, trailing behind news coverage and sporting events, such as the Los Angeles Dodgers versus New York Mets on FS1 (5,882,000/1.44), Jesse Watters (4,296,000/0.34) and Hannity (3,465,000/0.26) on FOX News, and the New York Liberty against the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA on ESPN (1,394,000/0.31).
Compared to two weeks ago, when it last aired on a Wednesday, AEW Dynamite experienced a decline of 6.9% in total viewers, 4.4% in the 18-49 demographic, and 7.6% in the 18-34 key demo.
Year-over-year, AEW Dynamite dropped 29.7% in viewers, 35.9% in the 18-49 key demo, and 54.7% in the 18-34 demographic.
You can check out the quarter-hour numbers below:
Q1: Jon Moxley promo/Adam Cole & MJF segment/Chris Jericho promo – 766,000 viewers, 297,000 in 18-49
Q2: Mark Briscoe & FTR promo/FTR vs. Big Bill & Bryan Keith – 679,000 viewers (down 87,000), 285,000 in 18-49 (down 12,000)
Q3: The Acclaimed, MVP & Shelton Benjamin segment/Mercedes Mone vs. Queen Aminata/Young Bucks, Private Party & Stokely Hathaway segment – 665,000 viewers (down 14,000), 276,000 in 18-49 (up 9,000)
Q4: Young Bucks & Kazuchika Okada vs. Kyle O’Reilly, Rocky Romero & Orange Cassidy – 603,000 viewers (down 62,000), 252,000 in 18-49 (down 24,000)
Q5: End of Elite vs. Conglomeration/BCC attack segment – 628,000 viewers (up 25,000), 257,000 in 18-49 (up 5,000)
Q6: Shelton Benjamin vs. Lio Rush/Darby Allin promo – 603,000 viewers (down 25,000), 250,000 in 18-49 (down 7,000)
Q7: