The recent airing of AEW Dynamite saw a slight advance in viewership and a boost in the key demographic rating of ages 18-49. As per details disclosed on August 7th, the show experienced a viewership of 633,000 and a demo rating of 0.19 for individuals aged 18-49 along with 0.08 (54,000 viewers) for the 18-34 age group.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter presented an in-depth evaluation of the TV ratings, quarter-hour-wise. The 18-34 age group showed a new low in ratings for this time slot. Additionally, AEW Dynamite was for the first time outshone by The Big Bang Theory (which premiered before it), which got a rating of 0.20.
Consequently, AEW Dynamite took the eighth spot on the evening’s show list, lagging behind three Olympics broadcasts and three featured programs on Fox News. For its airing slot, it achieved the fourth position, after the USA Olympics (1,097,000/0.31), Jesse Watters (3,243,000/0.21), and Hannity (2,688,000/0.20).
AEW Dynamite noted increases from last week: 3.9% in overall viewership, 11.3% in the 18-49 age bracket, and a significant 51.5% for ages 35-49, but recorded a downturn of 44.3% in the 18-34 age group. Compared to the previous year, the show suffered decreases of 25.2% in viewership and 31.1% in the 18-49 demographic, though 67.3% of its viewers are males.
The below listing gives the quarter-hour ratings:
– Q1: MJF vs. Kyle Fletcher – 822,000 viewers, 309,000 in 18-49
– Q2: Concluding MJF vs. Fletcher/Mariah May vs. Viva Van – 732,000 viewers (decrease of 90,000), 279,000 in 18-49 (decrease of 30,000)
– Q3: Toni Storm and Mariah May segment/Jack Perry monologue/Darby Allin monologue/Katsuyori Shibata vs. Bryan Keith – 626,000 viewers (decrease of 106,000), 254,000 in 18-49 (decrease of 25,000)
– Q4: Concluding Shibata vs. Keith/Orange Cassidy monologue/Hangman Page monologue – 587,000 viewers (down 39,000), 252,000 in 18-49 (decrease of 2,000)
– Q5: Swerve Strickland monologue/Orange Cassidy & FTR vs. Rush, The Beast Mortos & Roderick Strong – 587,000 viewers, 238,000 in 18-49 (decrease of 14,000)
– Q6: Concluding Cassidy & FTR vs. Strong, RUSH & Mortos/Christian Cage monologue – 564,000 viewers (decrease of 23,000), 236,000 in 18-49 (decrease of 2,000)
– Q7: Hologram video/Kamille squash/Mercedes Mone & Britt Baker segment/Strickland & Bryan Danielson video – 586,000 viewers (increase of 22,000), 263,000 in 18-49 (increase of 27,000)
– Q8: Bryan Danielson vs. Jeff Jarrett – 535,000 viewers (decrease of 51,000), 238,000 in 18-49 (decrease of 25,000)
– Overrun: Concluding Danielson vs. Jarrett – 516,000 viewers (decrease of 19,000), 221,000 in 18-49 (decrease of 17,000).