The latest episode of AEW Dynamite experienced an increase in its audience count, with gains in both viewership numbers and the 18-49 age bracket. AEW Dynamite registered a viewership of 628,000, with 221,000 coming from the 18-49 demographic, and secured a 0.16 rating. The program also captured a 0.13 rating among the 18-34 demographic.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter provided an exhaustive analysis of the data, comprising a further dissection of each 15-minute segment’s performance.
Ranking #12 for the day and #3 during its air time, AEW Dynamite was surpassed by an ESPN aired NBA game (Boston vs. Oklahoma City – 1,703,000 viewers with a 0.49 rating) and Fox News’ Watters (4,005,000/0.24) and Hannity (3,191,000/0.20) shows. The Big Bang Theory, the preceding show, secured a viewership of 921,000 with a rating of 0.11.
Regarding the weekly comparison, AEW Dynamite’s viewership exhibited an increase of 4.7%, a 30.8% rise in the 18-49 demographic, and a significant 80% boost in the 18-34 demographic. However, when compared to last year, AEW Dynamite’s performance saw reductions of 21.6% in total viewers, 37.7% in the 18-49 demographic, and 28.6% in the 18-34 demographic.
Key insights from the 18-34 demographic revealed increases in both male and female viewership by 65.4% and 95.8%, respectively. Whereas within the 35-49 demographic, there was a rise of 22.5% in male viewers, with a decrease of 26.7% in female viewers. Overall, 68.8% of the 18-49 demographic was made up of male viewers.
The below statistics present a summary of each quarter-hour segment:
+ Q1: Promo of Kenny Omega/The Opps’ squash match/Ricochet promo – 749,000 viewers in total, 242,000 from the 18-49 demographic.
+ Q2: Segment featuring Swerve Strickland & Cope/Jon Moxley promo/Match between Powerhouse Hobbs & Hologram and Brian Cage & Dralistico – 604,000 total viewers (down 145,000) with 206,000 from the 18-49 demographic (down 36,000).
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+ Q8: Jay White promo/Segment featuring MJF & Hangman Page/Match between Orange Cassidy and Hechicero – 570,000 total viewers (down 38,000), with 208,000 hailing from the 18-49 demographic (down 9,000).
+ The overrun featuring the conclusion of the Cassidy vs. Hechicero match drew 535,000 total viewers (down 35,000), with 202,000 from the 18-49 demographic (down 6,000).