This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite saw a decrease in viewership and the key 18-49 demographic right before the AEW All Out 2024 pay-per-view event this weekend.
The September 4th show drew 660,000 viewers with a 0.19 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has shared more details on the ratings, including a breakdown of viewership for each quarter hour.
AEW Dynamite ranked #5 for the night on cable and #4 in its time slot, trailing behind Hannity on FOX News (4,423,000 viewers/0.31 rating), the US Open on ESPN (1,356,000 viewers/0.27 rating), and MTV’s Challenge (479,000 viewers/0.21 rating). Overall, TNT had a difficult night, as The Big Bang Theory lead-in experienced its lowest ratings ever, falling to below 0.08.
Compared to previous week, AEW Dynamite’s viewership was down by 5.6%, and the 18-49 demographic was down by 14.5%.
Compared to last year, AEW Dynamite’s viewership decreased by 25.6% and the 18-49 demographic dropped by 36.7%.
You can check out the quarter-hour ratings below:
Q1: MJF & Daniel Garcia segment/Conglomeration promo – 810,000 viewers, 347,000 in 18-49
Q2: Kazuchika Okada vs. Kyle Fletcher – 660,000 viewers (down 150,000), 266,000 in 18-49 (down 81,000)
Q3: End of Okada vs. Fletcher/Swerve Strickland video/Jamie Hayter vs. Robyn Renegade – 614,000 viewers (down 46,000), 233,000 in 18-49 (down 33,000)
Q4: Roderick Strong & HOOK segment/Elite, Jon Moxley & Marina Shafir segment/Jon Moxley promo/Chris Jericho & Orange Cassidy segment – 651,000 viewers (up 37,000), 248,000 in 18-49 (up 15,000)
Q5: Mariah May vs. Nyla Rose/Deonna Purrazzo promo – 643,000 viewers (down 8,000), 229,000 in 18-49 (down 19,000)
Q6: Mercedes Mone & Hikaru Shida segment/The Elite promo – 597,000 viewers (down 46,000), 227,000 in 18-49 (down 2,000)
Q7: Claudio Castagnoli, PAC & Wheeler Yuta vs. Will Ospreay, Kyle O’Reilly & Orange Cassidy – 652,000 viewers (up 55,000), 252,000 in 18-49 (up 25,000)
Q8: End of Castagnoli, PAC & Yuta vs. Ospreay, Cassidy & O’Reilly – 671,000 viewers (up 19,000), 266,000 in 18-49 (up 14,000)
Overrun: Swerve Strickland & Hangman Page segment – 665,000 viewers (down 6,000), 272,000 in 18-49 (up 6,000)
