Last Wednesday saw AEW Dynamite’s viewership and ratings rise from the prior week when it contended with WWE NXT.
The program attracted 660,000 viewers and posted a 0.22 rating for the prime 18-49 demographic (289,000 viewers). It additionally scored a 0.11 rating in the 18-34 demographic.
An in-depth examination of these figures, including a by-the-quarter-hour breakdown, was provided by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
For its slot, the show ranked 3rd on cable, trailing NBA and Fox News, and 10th for the day. The program benefitted from a lead-in from The Big Bang Theory, which brought in 1,045,000 viewers.
AEW Dynamite’s viewership increased by 27.3%, 33.8% in the 18-49 demographic, and 2.7% in the 18-34 demographic compared to the week before.
Despite the weekly increase, the year-on-year comparison showed a decrease of 19.1% in overall viewers, 21.5% in the 18-49 age group, and a significant 38.9% drop in the 18-34 demographic.
Viewer demographics were made up of 50,000 men aged 18-34 (a decrease of 18.0%), 27,000 women of the same age (a significant increase of 170%), 148,000 men aged 35-49 (an increase of 55.8%), and 64,000 women within that demographic (an increase of 30.6%). In the 18-49 demographic, men constituted 68.5% of the audience.
The quarter-hour numbers are listed below:
Q1: The match between Christian Cage & Hangman Page against Jay White & Juice Robinson garnered 775,000 viewers total, 316,000 within the 18-49 demographic.
Q2: Segments featuring Mercedes Mone, Kamille, Kris Statlander, Will Ospreay, and Kyle Fletcher attracted 649,000 viewers and 269,000 people in the key demographic.
Q3: The final part of the Ospreay and Fletcher segment, followed by matches between Roderick Strong vs. Lance Archer and Adam Cole vs. Konosuke Takeshita brought in 683,000 viewers, 288,000 in the 18-49 demographic.
Q4: Segments including the end of Takeshita vs. Cole, Death Riders, and Hurt Syndicate, drew 665,000 viewers, with the key demographic attracting 283,000.
Q5: Death Riders segment & brawl/Learning Tree segment brought in 719,000 viewers and notched up 306,000 viewers in the 18-49 demographic.
Q6: The segment featuring Britt Baker vs. Penelope Ford, Mina Shirakawa, Harley Cameron, and the match between Swerve Strickland vs. Lio Rush attracted 678,000 viewers in total, with the key demographic pulling in 296,000 viewers.
Q7: The concluding part of the Swerve vs. Lio Rush match drew 621,000 viewers, 277,000 from the key demographic.
Q8: Jamie Hayter and Julia Hart videos and the FTR vs. House of Black match drew 597,000 viewers, and 287,000 from the 18-49 demographic.
Overrun: The end of the FTR vs. House of Black match registered 567,000 viewers, with 274,000 viewers being in the crucial 18-49 demographic.