The AEW Dynamite on Wednesday registered an improvement in viewership and ratings compared to those of the earlier week’s Title Tuesday episode.
The episode dated October 16th managed to pull in 633,000 viewers, with a 0.20 rating among 18-49 year-olds (262,000 viewers) and a 0.10 rating in the 18-34 age group.
More information and detailed insights on the ratings have been offered by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, which includes a comprehensive breakdown for each of the quarter hours.
The show had to compete with the interview of Vice President Kamala Harris aired on FOX News- the show that attracted around 6,651,000 viewers. Despite this tough competition, AEW Dynamite managed to secure the 10th spot for the night. Events that had higher viewership included news coverage, sports events like the game between Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets on FS1, Jesse Watters, Hannity on FOX News, and the WNBA match between the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx on ESPN.
When compared with the viewership from two weeks ago, which was the last time it was aired on Wednesday, the AEW Dynamite saw a slight decrease in the total number of viewers (6.9% decline), 4.4% decline in the 18-49 demographic, and 7.6% decline in the 18-34 key demographic.
In a YoY comparison, the show has seen a drop of 29.7% in total viewers, 35.9% in the 18-49 demographic, and an alarming 54.7% in the 18-34 demographic.
For the specifics regarding the quarter-hour numbers, refer to the following:
Q1: 766,000 views, 297,000 from 18-49 demographic
Q2: 679,000 views (87,000 less), 285,000 from 18-49 demographic
Q3: 665,000 views (14,000 less), and an influx of 9,000 viewers in the 18-49 demographic, making it 276,000
Q4: 603,000 views (62,000 less), 252,000 in the 18-49 demographic
Q5: 628,000 views (increased by 25,000), 257,000 from the 18-49 demographic
Q6: 603,000 views (25,000 less), 250,000 in the 18-49 demographic
Q7: 627,000 views (24,000 more), 251,000 from the 18-49 demographic
Q8: 563,000 views (64,000 less), 242,000 in the 18-49 demographic
The overrun registered 521,000 viewers, a decrease of 42,000, and 233,000 from the 18-49 demographic.