Wednesday’s live edition of AEW Dynamite drew 776,000 viewers on TBS, according to Nielsen via Showbuzz Daily.
This is down 10.08% from the last week’s episode, which drew 863,000 viewers.
This week’s Dynamite drew a 0.28 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. This is even with last week’s 0.28 rating. This week’s 0.28 key demographic rating represents 365,000 viewers who watched the show from that 18-49 demo. This is even with last week’s 365,000 18-49 viewers that the 0.28 key demo rating represented, according to Wrestlenomics.
Dynamite ranked #8 on the Cable Top 150 this week with the 0.28 rating in the 18-49 key demographic. This is up from last week’s #9 ranking.
Dynamite ranked #41 in viewership for the night on cable this week. This is down from last week’s #37 ranking.
Wednesday’s Dynamite drew the lowest total audience since the Road Rager episode on June 15, 2022. This was the third-lowest key demo rating of the year so far, tied with four others. This week’s viewership and key demo rating were well below the 2022 averages. Wednesday’s Dynamite viewership was down 10.08% from last week, while the 18-49 key demo rating was even with last week.
This week’s Dynamite viewership was down 6.84% from the same week in 2022. The key demo rating was down 12.50% from the previous year.
The NBA Playoffs game between the 76ers and the Celtics on TNT at 8pm topped the night in the 18-49 demographic on the Cable Top 150 with a 1.56 rating. The 76ers vs. Celtics NBA game also topped the night on cable in viewership with 4.512 million viewers.
Chicago Fire on NBC topped the night on broadcast TV in viewership with an average of 6.106 million viewers, also drawing a 0.55 key demo rating. Survivor on CBS topped the night on broadcast TV in the 18-49 key demo with the 0.67 rating, also drawing 4.959 million viewers.
Wednesday’s live edition of AEW Dynamite aired from the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, Maryland, and featured several happenings advertised ahead of time – a promo from The Elite, Saraya vs. Willow Nightingale, Juice Robinson vs. Ricky Starks, the Tres De Mayo Trios Battle Royal, Roderick Strong’s in-ring debut with Adam Cole, Bandido and AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy vs. The Jericho Appreciation Society, plus AEW World Champion MJF and Sammy Guevara vs. Jungle Boy and Darby Allin, which was the main event.
Below is our 2023 AEW Dynamite Viewership Tracker:
January 4 Episode: 864,000 viewers with a 0.26 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 11 Episode: 967,000 viewers with a 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 18 Episode: 969,000 viewers with a 0.31 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 25 Episode: 1.003 million viewers with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Jay Briscoe Celebration of Life episode)
February 1 Episode: 901,000 viewers with a 0.31 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 8 Episode: 899,000 viewers with a 0.30 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Championship Fight Night episode)
February 15 Episode: 824,000 viewers with a 0.27 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 22 Episode: 1.028 million viewers with a 0.35 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 1 Episode: 833,000 viewers with a 0.27 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 8 Episode: 858,000 viewers with a 0.29 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 15 Episode: 852,000 viewers with a 0.27 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 22 Episode: 954,000 viewers with a 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 29 Episode: 833,000 viewers with a 0.28 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 5 Episode: 877,000 viewers with a 0.30 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 12 Episode: 866,000 viewers with a 0.28 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 19 Episode: 830,000 viewers with a 0.28 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 26 Episode: 863,000 viewers with a 0.28 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 3 Episode: 776,000 viewers with a 0.28 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 10 Episode:
2022 Viewership Average: 955,711 viewers per episode
2022 18-49 Key Demographic Rating Average: 0.34 per episode
2021 Viewership Average: 891,810 viewers per episode
2021 18-49 Key Demographic Rating Average: 0.34 per episode
2020 Viewership Average: 810,755 viewers per episode
2019 Viewership Average: 903,333 viewers per episode
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