This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite saw an overall increase in viewership and the 18-49 demographic.
AEW Dynamite drew 658,000 viewers (258,000 in the 18-49 demo) and a 0.19 rating. The show also drew a 0.12 rating in the 18-34 demo.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has shared a detailed analysis of the numbers, including a breakdown of each quarter-hour.
AEW Dynamite ranked #11 for the day overall and #4 in its time slot. It faced competition from American vs. Mount St. Mary’s on TruTV, which had 1,432,000 viewers in the first hour, and Xavier vs. Texas in the second hour, with 2,433,000 viewers.
AEW Dynamite also competed with Detroit vs. Miami NBA on ESPN, which had 910,000 viewers, and Watters on FOX News, which had 4,009,000 viewers. In its second hour, Dynamite ranked #3, outpacing Hannity, which had 3,186,000 viewers.
Compared to last week, AEW Dynamite’s viewership increased by 4.8%, the 18-49 demographic rose by 16.7%, but the 18-34 demographic dropped by 8.9%.
Compared to last year, AEW Dynamite’s viewership dropped by 17.8%, the 18-49 demographic decreased by 28.1%, and 18-34 viewership fell by 41.4%.
Within the 18-34 demo were 39,000 males (down 9.3%) and 43,000 females (down 8.5%). In the 35-49 demo, there were 134,000 males (up 22.9%) and 42,000 females (up 90.9%). The audience was 70.9% male in the 18-49 demo.
You can check out the quarter-hour numbers below:
Q1: Orange Cassidy vs. Mike Bailey vs. Mark Davis vs. Ricochet – 765,000 viewers, 293,000 in 18-49
Q2: End of Cassidy vs. Bailey vs. Davis vs. Ricochet – 668,000 viewers (down 97,000), 253,000 in 18-49 (down 40,000)
Q3: Mercedes Mone vs. Billie Starkz – 675,000 viewers (up 7,000), 274,000 in 18-49 (up 21,000)
Q4: End of Mone vs. Starkz/The Outrunners video/MJF promo/Jon Moxley vs. Cope – 647,000 viewers (down 28,000), 246,000 in 18-49 (down 28,000)
Q5: Mox vs. Cope – 678,000 viewers (up 31,000), 254,000 in 18-49 (up 8,000)
Q6: End of Mox vs. Cope/Bandido promo – 704,000 viewers (up 26,000), 273,000 in 18-49 (up 19,000)
Q7: Will Ospreay vs. AR Fox/Hangman Page promo – 597,000 viewers (down 107,000), 250,000 in 18-49 (down 23,000)
Q8: Megan Bayne vs. Kris Statlander – 597,000 viewers (even), 237,000 in 18-49 (down 13,000)
Overrun: End of Bayne vs. Statlander/Toni Storm promo & brawl – 537,000 viewers (down 60,000), 230,000 in 18-49 (down 7,000)
