AEW News – Dynamite Ratings Breakdown This Week, Brian Cage Crashes Wedding, Darby Allin

This past Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite was down in viewers but up in the key demo.

The latest edition of AEW Dynamite drew 907,000 viewers and a 0.33 rating (435,000 viewers) in the 18-49 key demo. The show also had a 0.27 rating in the 18-34 demo.

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has shared additional details on the numbers, including each individual quarter-hour.

AEW Dynamite held its ground against the NBA Finals on ABC (11,237,000 viewers; 3.43 rating) and the season finale of Vanderpump Rules (1,998,000/0.87). The AEW show ranked #4 for the night on cable and #2 in its time slot.

AEW Dynamite was behind Real Housewives of Orange County (1,032,000 viewers/0.38) in the first hour and Vanderpump in the second hour.

AEW Dynamite ranked #5 in women 18-49, #2 in men 18-49, #3 in 18-34, #6 in women 12-34, and #2 in men 12-34.

Compared to last week, AEW Dynamite was down 2.2% in viewers, up 16.3% in 18-49, and up 42.9% in 18-34. Compared to last year, the show was down 3.8% in viewers, down 2.2% in 18-49, and up 35.7% in 18-34.

AEW Dynamite had 125,000 in men 18-34 (up 31.6%), 65,000 in women 18-34 (up 71.1%), 168,000 in men 35-49 (down 11.1%), and 77,000 in women 35-49 (up 48.1%). The audience was 67.4% male (293,000 – up 6.9%) in 18-49, with 142,000 in women 18-49 (up 57.8%). The show had a 0.17 in 12-17 (up 21.4%), 0.27 in 18-34 (up 42.9%), 0.39 in 35-49 (up 1.7%), and 0.36 in 50+ (down 14.3%).

Q3 was the peak in women 35-49, while Q4 was the peak in males 18-49, women 18-49, men 18-34, women 18-34, and men 35-49.

Q1: Orange Cassidy vs. Swerve Strickland – 962,000 viewers, 444,000 in 18-49
Q2: End of Cassidy vs. Strickland – 924,000 viewers (down 38,000), 450,000 in 18-49 (up 6,000)
Q3: Blackpool Combat Club vs. CHAOS/The Elite promo – 895,000 viewers (down 29,000), 444,000 in 18-49 (down 6,000)
Q4: Kenny Omega & Will Ospreay video/MJF & Adam Cole segment – 955,000 viewers (up 60,000), 492,000 in 18-49 (up 48,000)
Q5: End of Cole & MJF segment/The Hardys, Brother Zay & Ethan Page segment/Jack Perry & HOOK vs. Dralistico & Preston Vance – 929,000 viewers (down 26,000), 444,000 in 18-49 (down 48,000)
Q6: End of Perry & HOOK vs. LFI/Konosuke Takeshita vs. Damon Ace/Don Callis promo/Christian Cage promo & Luchasaurus attacking Brock Anderson/Kris Statlander vs. Anna Jay – 863,000 viewers (down 66,000), 417,000 in 18-49 (down 27,000)
Q7: End of Statlander vs. Jay/Outcasts promo – 847,000 viewers (down 16,000), 385,000 in 18-49 (down 32,000)
Q8: Ricky Starks vs. Jay White – 845,000 viewers (down 2,000), 400,000 in 18-49 (up 15,000)

AEW and ROH wrestler Brian Cage was the Wedding Crasher Terminator this past weekend, appearing at the wedding of video producer Jon Baker and his bride Angela in wrestling gear, and powerbombing a guest through a table.

You can watch the clip below:

“Soooo about last weekend……def an interesting event took place! The machine became the wedding crasher terminator.

Congrats to @jbaker_sy_productions and his bride Angela. Best wishes on the rest of your life together.

And well, I terminated the wedding crashers to put it more precise”

AEW TNT Champion Darby Allin recently spoke with TMZ about his new tattoo, and you can check out the video below:

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