This past Wednesday’s “New Year’s Smash” episode of AEW Dynamite slipped from last week’s numbers in both viewership and ratings.
AEW Dynamite had 801,000 viewers, a 0.26 rating in the key 18-49 demo, and a 0.19 in the 18-34 demo.
Despite the dip, AEW Dynamite still ranked #2 for the night and #1 in its timeslot. The show was only behind the NBA, which had a late game on ESPN that had 978,000 viewers and a 0.33 rating.
Compared to last week, AEW Dynamite was down 5% in viewers, down 17.4% in 18-49 and down 12.8% in 18-34.
Compared to last year, AEW Dynamite was down 6.5% in viewers, up 0.3% in 18-49 and up 6.3% in 18-34.
AEW Dynamite had 90,000 in men 18-34 (down 15.1% from last week), 46,000 in women 18-34 (down 8%), 146,000 in men 35-49 (down 16.6%) and 55,000 in women 35-49 (down 28.6%). The audience was 70% male in 18-49.
Q1: Adam Cole, Bullet Club Gold, Acclaimed segment – 1,063,000 viewers, 441,000 in 18-49
Q2: Eddie Kingston & Daniel Garcia promos/Orange Cassidy vs. Dante Martin – 858,000 viewers (down 205,000), 370,000 in 18-49 (down 71,000)
Q3: End of Cassidy vs. Martin/Toni Storm promo/Private Party segment/House of Black promo/Swerve Strickland promo – 808,000 viewers (down 50,000), 335,000 in 18-49 (down 35,000)
Q4: Mariah May vs. Queen Aminata/Deonna Purrazzo debut – 780,000 viewers (down 28,000), 322,000 in 18-49 (up 13,000)
Q5: Christian Cage segment/The Outcasts segment/Konosuke Takeshita vs. Darby Allin – 777,000 viewers (down 3,000), 348,000 in 18-49 (up 26,000)
Q6: End of Takeshita vs. Allin/ – 733,000 viewers (down 44,000), 300,000 in 18-49 (down 48,000)
Q7: Trent Beretta vs. Bryan Keith vs. El Hijo del Vikingo vs. Brian Cage/Matt Menard promo/Hangman Page promo/Eddie Kingston promo – 729,000 viewers (down 4,000), 303,000 in 18-49 (up 3,000)
Q8: Daniel Garcia vs. Swerve Strickland – 690,000 viewers (down 39,000), 284,000 in 18-49 (down 19,000)
Overrun: End of Garcia vs. Swerve – 713,000 (up 23,000), 303,000 in 18-49 (up 19,000)
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The latest episode of AEW Dynamite, titled “New Year’s Smash,” experienced a slight decline in viewership and ratings compared to the previous week. Despite this dip, the show still managed to secure the second spot for the night and ranked first in its timeslot. The only program that surpassed AEW Dynamite was an NBA game on ESPN, which garnered 978,000 viewers and a 0.33 rating.
In terms of specific numbers, AEW Dynamite attracted 801,000 viewers, with a 0.26 rating in the key 18-49 demographic and a 0.19 rating in the 18-34 demographic. When compared to the previous week, the show saw a 5% decrease in viewership, a 17.4% decrease in the 18-49 demographic, and a 12.8% decrease in the 18-34 demographic.
However, when comparing the current ratings to those of the previous year, AEW Dynamite experienced a 6.5% decrease in viewership but saw a slight increase of 0.3% in the 18-49 demographic and a significant increase of 6.3% in the 18-34 demographic.
Breaking down the viewership by gender and age groups, AEW Dynamite had 90,000 male viewers aged 18-34 (a decrease of 15.1% from the previous week), 46,000 female viewers aged 18-34 (an 8% decrease), 146,000 male viewers aged 35-49 (a 16.6% decrease), and 55,000 female viewers aged 35-49 (a 28.6% decrease). The audience composition for the show was predominantly male, with males aged 18-49 making up 70% of the viewership.
The episode was divided into several segments, and here is a breakdown of the viewership and ratings for each quarter:
– Q1: Adam Cole, Bullet Club Gold, Acclaimed segment – 1,063,000 viewers, 441,000 in the 18-49 demographic.
– Q2: Eddie Kingston & Daniel Garcia promos/Orange Cassidy vs. Dante Martin – 858,000 viewers (a decrease of 205,000), 370,000 in the 18-49 demographic (a decrease of 71,000).
– Q3: End of Cassidy vs. Martin/Toni Storm promo/Private Party segment/House of Black promo/Swerve Strickland promo – 808,000 viewers (a decrease of 50,000), 335,000 in the 18-49 demographic (a decrease of 35,000).
– Q4: Mariah May vs. Queen Aminata/Deonna Purrazzo debut – 780,000 viewers (a decrease of 28,000), 322,000 in the 18-49 demographic (an increase of 13,000).
– Q5: Christian Cage segment/The Outcasts segment/Konosuke Takeshita vs. Darby Allin – 777,000 viewers (a decrease of 3,000), 348,000 in the 18-49 demographic (an increase of 26,000).
– Q6: End of Takeshita vs. Allin – 733,000 viewers (a decrease of 44,000), 300,000 in the 18-49 demographic (a decrease of 48,000).
– Q7: Trent Beretta vs. Bryan Keith vs. El Hijo del Vikingo vs. Brian Cage/Matt Menard promo/Hangman Page promo/Eddie Kingston promo – 729,000 viewers (a decrease of 4,000), 303,000 in the 18-49 demographic (an increase of 3,000).
– Q8: Daniel Garcia vs. Swerve Strickland – 690,000 viewers (a decrease of 39,000), 284,000 in the 18-49 demographic (a decrease of 19,000).
– Overrun: End of Garcia vs. Swerve – 713,000 viewers (an increase of 23,000), 303,000 in the 18-49 demographic (an increase of 19,000).
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In conclusion, while AEW Dynamite experienced a slight decline in viewership and ratings for its “New Year’s Smash” episode, it still managed to perform well and secure a strong position in its timeslot. The show continues to attract a dedicated fanbase and remains a popular choice among wrestling enthusiasts.