This past Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite averaged 638,000 viewers on TBS, down 9.4% from the previous week but was still the second-largest audience for the show in nearly two months.
The episode averaged a 0.11 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 26.7% from last week but tying the second-highest rating the show has done in that category since April 15.
The show went head-to-head with game one of the NBA Finals on ABC (New York Knicks vs. San Antonio Spurs) that topped all television with almost 17 million viewers and a 5.21 rating in the 18-49 demo.
The show featured an MJF World title defense, a surprise return for Mercedes Mone, and a main event of Will Ospreay vs. Mark Davis in the Owen Hart Foundation tournament.
Dynamite tied for third in 18-49 on the cable charts and was 14th in terms of total viewers on cable on the night. As compared to the same week in 2025, overall viewership was down 2.6% while the 18-49 rating was down 38.9%.
Recent AEW Dynamite ratings
Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 ratings for AEW Dynamite on TBS as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 2.8% in overall viewers and 5.8% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.
Last week’s post-Double or Nothing episode of AEW Dynamite saw notable increases for both viewers and the 18-49 demo.
The episode drew 704,000 viewers on TBS, up 14.9% from the previous week’s 613,000 and its largest audience since April 15. It also averaged a best of the year 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 36.4% from the prior week’s 0.11 which ties the best rating Dynamite has done there since last August’s Grand Slam Mexico show.
Note these are for the first two hours of the show and not the third.
Despite going head-to-head with an NHL conference final game simulcast on both TNT and TruTV, the show finished third overall on cable in the key demo and was 12th on cable in terms of total viewers.
As compared to the same week in 2025, overall viewership was up 10.7% while the 18-49 rating was down 6.3%. It’s the second straight week the show has been up year-over-year in overall viewers.
The one hour branded Collision, which immediately followed Dynamite, averaged 498,000 viewers and a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demo. The retention levels from Dynamite were 70.3% in viewers and 53.3% in 18-49. The prior week, retention levels were 67.4% overall and 54.5% in 18-49 — slightly better but still lower than any of the previous times they have done a three hour Wednesday block.
Recent AEW Dynamite viewers & 18-49 ratings
Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for AEW Dynamite on TBS as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 6.8% in overall viewers and 25% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.
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This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 613,000 viewers on TBS, up 4.8% from the previous week. It was the largest audience for the show since April 22nd.
Dynamite averaged a 0.11 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 10% from last week and is the highest rating the show has done in that category since April 15th.
The show went head to head with an NBA playoff game on NBC that led all television with a 2.1 18-49 rating and over 7.7 million viewers overall. They tied for 7th in 18-49 on the primetime cable charts and finished 15th in terms of overall viewers on the night.
AEW Collision, which immediately followed Dynamite in the same time slot, averaged 413,000 viewers and a 0.06 rating. That’s up 7.6% in overall viewers and even in 18-49 from Saturday’s show in the regular time slot but down 3.7% overall and 14.3% in 18-49 from the show two weeks ago that followed Dynamite.
The audience retention for the third hour was 67.4% overall and 54.5% in 18-49 as compared to 72.7% overall and 70% in 18-49 two weeks ago.
As compared to the same week in 2025 the overall viewership for Dynamite was up 6.6% while the 18-49 rating was down 26.7%.
Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for AEW Dynamite on TBS as well as the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 7.1% in overall viewers and 8.3% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.
Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 585,000 viewers on TBS, down 0.9% from the previous week. It’s the lowest audience for the show since January 21st.
Dynamite averaged a 0.10 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s the same rating the show did last week and ties the second lowest rating the show has done in that category since March 11th.
The show went head to head with the NBA playoffs on ESPN and the NHL playoffs on TNT and finished tied for 7th on the cable charts for the night in the 18-49 and finished 16th on cable in terms of total viewers.
As compared with the same week in 2025 the overall viewership was down 14.2% while the 18-49 rating was down 41.2%.
Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings as well as the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 12.2% in overall viewers and 16.7% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.
Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 590,000 viewers on TBS, down 1% from the previous week. It was the lowest audience for the show since January 21st.
Dynamite averaged a 0.10 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 25% from last week but ties the second lowest rating the show has done in that category since March 11th.
The show went head to head with the NBA Playoffs on ESPN and the NHL playoffs on TNT which took the top 2 spots on the cable charts. Dynamite finished 9th for the night on cable.
Collision, which immediately followed Dynamite, averaged 429,000 viewers and a 0.07 rating in 18-49. That’s up 23.6% in overall viewers and 16.7% in 18-49 from last Saturday’s show. The show finished ties for 16th for the night on the cable charts.
As compared to the same week in 2025, Dynamite was down 6.2% in overall viewers and 37.5% in 18-49. Collision, which also followed Dynamite on Wednesday night last year, was up 12.3% in overall viewers but down 22.2% in 18-49.
Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings AEW Dynamite on TBS as well as the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 12% in overall viewers and 16.7% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.
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— There will be no Observer radio today as Garrett and I are going to do a show Sunday morning Pacific time. Bryan and I will be up tomorrow night after WWE Backlash.
— The new issue of the Wrestling Observer is up today. It is one of the biggest in our history covering the life and times of Ted Turner, both as it related to pro wrestling, a small part of his life but one that still made him one of the three most influential figures in pro wrestling over the past 55 years.
— Thanks for all the nice comments on the Ted Turner story. This was one of the longest stories I’ve written and had to get it done in two days. Crazy. It’s among the best stuff I’ve done. I will say the WWE cuts story has some very notable information people haven’t fully noticed yet.
— AEW Dynamite on Wednesday did 590,000 viewers with an 0.10 in 18-49. Collision did 429,000 viewers and 0.07. Dynamite was 9th for the night and 4th in the time slot, behind NBA playoffs which did 5,178,000 viewrs and 1.59 in 18-49, NHL playoffs which did 1,260,000 and 0.31 as well as FOX News. Collision was 8th in its time slot. The latest change in cable continues to hurt all pro wrestling.
— Regarding the 275,000 viewer claim of NWA for Saturday, at this point we have no corroboration on it as to where that number comes from and how it was calculated. The NWA has announced its 78th anniversary event will take place on 7/25 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia
— SmackDown tonight is from Jacksonville. The matches announced are Tiffany Stratton vs. Kiana James for the US title, Rhea Ripley & Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss vs. Jacy Jayne & Falln Henley & Lainey Reid, Damian Priest vs. Talla Tonga plus appearances by Gunther, Jacob Fatu and the funeral of the Gingerbread Man. There were 7,340 tickets out for the show as of earlier today.
— Reports today from Ring Magazine list Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao as being held on 9/25 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Netflix.
— Backlash tomorrow night from Tampa opens with Seth Rollins vs. Bron Breakker and Trick Williams vs. Sami Zayn for the U.S. title on ESPN 2 at 6 p.m. Eastern. After that will be Danhausen & ? vs. Miz & Kit Wilson, Iyo Sky vs. Asuka and the main event of Roman Reigns vs. Jacob Fatu for the world title. We have a preview in the current issue.
— We’ll be doing a weekend poll on Backlash, so you can leave a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle along with a best and worst match to [email protected]
— Dana White called the Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland feud the third biggest in UFC history behind Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov and Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier. That sounds high. I don’t see this as above Brock Lesnar vs Frank Mir, Rampage Jackson vs. Rashad Evans, GSP vs. Nick Diaz, GSP vs. Matt Serra, Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate or GSP vs BJ Penn.
UFC 328 starts at 5 p.m. Eastern on Paramount +
Clayton Carpenter (126) vs. Jose Ochoa (125)
Baisangur Susurkaev (186) vs. Djorden Santos (186)
Pat Sabatini (145) vs. William Gomis (15)
Roman Kopylov (185) vs. Marco Tulio (186)
Jim Miller (155) vs. Jared Gordon (156)
Grant Dawson (156) vs. Mateusz Rebecki (156)
Yaroslav Amasov (170) vs. Joel Alvarez (170)
Ateba Gautier (185) vs. Ozzy Diaz (186)
King Green (155) vs. Jeremy Stephens (160) – Stephens missed weight by three pounds and has forfeited 30 percent of his purse
Sean Brady (170) vs. Joaquin Buckley (170)
Alexander Volkov vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosts (264)
Joshua Van (125) vs. Tatsuro Taira (125) for the flyweight title
Khamzat Chimaev (185) vs. Sean Strickland (185) for the middleweight title
— From 8-10 p.m. on CBS they will air Amasov vs. Alvarez, Gautier vs. Diaz, Green vs Stephens and Brady vs Buckley.
— Arena Mexico tonight has Mistico & Titan vs. Angel de Oro & Cavernario Barbaro, Neon vs. Black Tiger, Futuro & Hombre Bala Jr & Max Star & Valiente Jr. vs. Elemental & Explosivo & Maquina Letal & El Terrible, Kira & Jarochita & Tessa Blanchard vs. Keyra & Reyna Isis & Zeuxis, La Calavera Jr. I & II vs. Diamante & Brillante Jr. and Espiritu Negro & Fuego & Rey Cometa vs Dark Magic & El Gallero & Espanto Jr.
— Saturday night at Arena Coliseo has Titan & Neon & Esfinge vs. Barboza & Difunto & Furia Roja, Yutani vs. Valiente Jr. in a lightning match and Los Gemelo Diablos vs. Euforia & Mephisto.
— Next Friday at Arena Mexico is the 20th anniversary of Me Muero, the song and music video that is now Mistico’s iconic entrance music. Keep in mind that we actually never hear that song on CMLL shows since they don’t have the rights. They do play the song in the building and the place goes crazy. Literally this is like if they played Cult of Personality in the buildings but then on television played a cover song so you couldn’t hear it or the crowd reaction. The same happened in New Japan. Tony Khan has paid for usage of the song, so the only televised place to hear it is actually on AEW television. The 20th anniversary main event is Mistico & Mascara Dorada & Neon vs. Volador Jr. & Averno & Ultimo Guerreo
— AAA TV tomorrow night looks to have Octagon Jr. vs. Cruz del Toro vs. Lince Dorado and Catalina vs. Jessy Jackson. This will air on YouTube after the Backlash broadcast ends.
— Walter Holloway, who wrestled for Matt Tremont’s H2O Wrestling group in the Northeast as well as other independent groups, passed away from a shooting at the age of 31. The shooting took place Wednesday night at about 10:30 p.m. in South Philadelphia. He had been shot several times. The belief is the shooting is related to an incident on Tuesday that has yet to be reported.
Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 596,000 viewers on TBS, down 3.4% from the previous week. It’s the lowest audience for the show since January 21st.
Dynamite averaged a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 20% from last week and and ties the lowest rating the show has done in that category since New Year’s Eve.
The show finished tied for ninth on the primetime cable charts for the nights going head to head with the NBA playoffs on ESPN and the NHL playoffs on TNT which took the top 2 spots. A second NHL game on ESPN 2 finished third.
As compared to the same week in 2025 the overall viewership was down 5.3% while the 18-49 rating was down 50%.
Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for AEW Dynamite on TBS as well as the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 12.4% in overall viewers and 33.3% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.
Last Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 617,000 viewers on TBS, down 13.1% from the previous week’s 710,000 and its lowest audience since February 11.
The show averaged a 0.10 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 16.7% from the prior week (0.12) and the lowest rating the show has done in that category since March 11.
The show went head-to-head with the NBA playoffs on ESPN as well as the NHL playoffs on TNT. It tied for 10th on the primetime cable charts for the night.
As compared to the same week in 2025, overall viewership was up 18.4% while the 18-49 rating was down 28.6%.
Recent AEW Dynamite ratings
Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for AEW Dynamite on TBS as well as the 10-week average in both categories.
Last week’s show was down 9.1% in overall viewers and 16.7% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.
— Bryan and I will be back tonight talking about all the wrestling news of the weekend for Wrestling Observer Radio. We had our Friday show with Garrett Gonzales that was really fascinating because it was being taped as the releases were happening so you get our responses and thoughts on all the WWE releases, the ones we know, the ones that were surprises, and in between.
— As most probably know, at the White House Correspondents Association dinner last night where shots were fired, among those in attendance were Dana White, whose interview after got a ton of play, along with Linda and Shane McMahon, who were there together. White was only a few feet away from President Trump when the secret service and police rushed into the ballroom at the Washington Hilton. White was near President Trump at a dinner with those from Paramount Skydance. “Inside, the whole event just started getting noisy, tables getting flipped over, guys running in with guns and they were screaming `Get down.” White told USA Today. “I didn’t get down. It was f***ing awesome. I literally took every minute of it in. It was a pretty crazy, unique experience. We were sitting right in front of the table, right in front of where the president was. Nobody got tackled but a guy came in looking for shooters and then came toward the table. I thought the shooter was by us or something.”
— For reasons I don’t really know, Programming Insider did have Wednesday ratings up yesterday and Dynamite on Wednesday was 616,000 viewers and an 0.10 in 18-49, much lower than usual. Then today I couldn’t find it. Some of that was airing three hours earlier than usual on the West Coast. I don’t have more info because it’s not up but the NBA was the top show on cable. The unfamiliar West Coast time should hurt about eight percent and this was down more than eight percent. But for a variety of reasons we have less info than usual on it. Hopefully more tomorrow.
— We’re looking for your thoughts on today’s Stardom show, so you can leave a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle along with a best and worst match to [email protected]
— Sayaka Kurara won the World of Stardom title from Saya Kamitani in the main event of today’s All Star Grend Queendom 2026″ show at the Yokohama Arena. The paid attendance of 8,015 was the largest for an all-women’s show in Japan since the 90s, even beating the Kamitani vs. Tam Nakano match last year. The Cosmic Angels would have had to disband if Kurara lost. Hanan beat Konami to win the Wonder of Stardom title. AZM & Miyu Amasaki beat Natsuko Tora & Ruaka to win the Goddesses of Stardom titles. Syuri beat Megan Bayne to retain the IWGP women’s title. People have been raving about the show and the top matches. (thanks to David Hayter)
— Mascara Dorada won the three-way over Black Tiger and Hechicero Friday night at Arena Mexico to win the Universal Champion of Champions tournament before a sellout of 16,000 fans. I was told this was a great card, and the matches to watch were the last three on the show.
— Besides the top matches at Arena Mexico and Stardom, the other two matches we’ve had heavily recommended from the weekend were on the Saturday New Japan show from Hiroshima where Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita won the IWGP jr. tag titles from Taiji Ishimori & Robbie X and Yuto-Ice & Oskar retained the IWGP tag titles over Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi.
— Ivy Nile competed last night in an NPC/IFBB fitness contest. She won three categories. The event was in Orlando. Among those cheering her on were Simone Johnson, Bianca Belair, Trick Williams, Lash Legend, Fallon Henley and at least another ten NXT wrestlers.
— A&E airs part one of a Von Erichs biography from 8-10 p.m. tonight while LFG is at 10 p.m. and there will be WWE Greatest Moments shows airing 10-11 p.m.
— Raw tomorrow has Penta vs. Rusev for the IC title and Bayley & Lyra Valkyria vs. Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez, plus a Joe Hendry concert, and Roman Reigns gives his answer to Jacob Fatu
— Kevin Nealon of Saturday Night Live fame challenged Danny DeVito to a match in either WWE or AEW. Nealon is the inspiration of the new Chris Jericho character.
— In Google searches for the weekend the UFC show yesterday was lower than usual at 105,000 as of the last look. The only other wrestling and MMA related stuff was Kairi Sane at No. 100 with 20,000, Aleister Black in the top 150 with 20,000 and Brock Rechsteiner, the son of Scott Steiner, who signed a free agent contract with the Tennessee Titans, at 10,000. Undrafted free agents have long odds against making a team, but it’s possible. His cousin, Bron Breakker was in a similar situation just a few years ago, didn’t make the NFL, but has thrived as a pro wrestler. Most expect him to follow in those footsteps if he doesn’t make it in the NFL.
— The San Francisco 49ers picked De’Zhaun Stribling in the second round of the draft. He is the nephew of Don Muraco.
— Last night’s UFC show was the first to date not to crack the top ten television shows in the U.S. on Paramount+ on Saturday. It was No. 1 in most of Central and South America, however, and that was enough for 3rd among TV shows and 5th including movies for the day on the service worldwide.
— Damian 666 was honored last Monday at Arena Jose Sulaiman in Monterrey which noted that he had just announced his retirement from wrestling.
— Brooke Hogan did a lengthy interview with Bubba the Love Sponge about the Hogan documentary on Netflix. She was very negative on it. The doc did not make the top ten any day this week but like I said, sometimes that’s a glitch. We’ll know how it did or didn’t do on Tuesday. I’ve only seen the first 20 minutes so want to make up my own mind, and most reviews I’ve heard weren’t positive on it.
— The CBS Morning News weekly show noted that a marker put up this week in Ellerbe, NC, honoring Andre the Giant.
— Tank Abbott, the former UFC and WCW wrestler turned 61 today. Mayor Glenn Jacobs (Kane) turned 59. Ron Reis, the former WCW giant turned 56. Jonathan Figueroa/Amazing Red turned 44. It was also the birthday of Larry Matysik, born 1947, the longtime announcer for Wrestling at the Chase in St. Louis who was one of the top announcers ever, Jerry Blackwell was born on this day in 1949 and Killer Karl Kox was born on this day in 1931. Fuzzy Cupid, a mini star born Len Stap, was 50 when he passed away 47 years ago. Announcer Lee Marshall was 65 when he passed away 12 years ago today. (thanks to Tony Richards)
— Tonight’s Arena Mexico show will be on the CMLL streaming service which is now a weekly thing. Mistico & Mascara Dorada & Neon face Barbaro Cavernario & Difunto & Clon, Atlantis Jr. & Esfinge vs. Black Tiger & Kushida, Angel de Oro vs. Rocky Romero, Shotzi vs. Skadi, Kemalito vs. Tengu for the micros title and a tournament with Dragon Legendario, Dragon de Fuego, Max Star, Fugaz, El Hijo del Pantera, Fuego, Pantera Jr. and Rey Pegaus.
This past Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite averaged 710,000 viewers on TBS, up 8.6% from the previous week.
The show averaged a 0.12 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 14.3% from the prior week and the lowest rating the show has done there since the March 11 episode.
The episode was primarily featured around the AEW World title match between MJF and Darby Allin with heavy hints throughout that Allin was going to win (which he did) in the main event.
It finished fourth on the prime time cable charts on a night. The night featured two NBA playoffs play-in games but CBS’s Survivor aired head-to-head and topped all television in both total viewers and 18-49 rating.
As compared to the same week in 2025, overall viewership was up 13.8% while the 18-49 rating was down 29.4%.
Recent AEW Dynamite viewership & ratings
Below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for AEW Dynamite on TBS as well as the 10-week average in both categories.
This week’s show was up 5.5% in overall viewers from the 10-week average, but was down 7.7% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.
Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 654,000 viewers on TBS, down 10.4% from the previous week. It was the lowest audience for the show since March 11th.
Dynamite averaged a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 6.7% from last week and is the second highest rating the show has done in that category since February 4th.
The show went head to head with an NBA game on ESPN that topped all cable with a 0.35 18-49 rating. Dynamite finished 6th on the prime time cable charts for the night.
As compared to the same week in 2025 the overall viewership was down 0.8% while the 18-49 rating was down 17.7%.
Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for AEW Dynamite on TBS as well as the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 2.8% in overall viewers but up 16.7% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.
Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 730,000 viewers on TBS, down 4.6% from the previous week. It ties the second highest audience for the show since June 24th of last year.
Dynamite averaged a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 7.1% from last week and ties the best rating the show has done in that category since August 20, 2025.
The show went head to head with a presidential address on various network and cable television stations as well as an NBA game on ESPN that finished second on cable with a 0.23 rating. Dynamite finished sixth for the night on the primetime cable charts.
As compared to the same week in 2025, the overall viewership was up 22.9% while the 18-49 rating was down 6.3%. It’s the ninth week in the last 10 the show has been up year over year in total viewers and the 18-49 decline was the lowest since last August.
Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for AEW Dynamite on TBS as well as the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 12.3% in total viewers and 36.4% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.
Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 765,000 viewers on TBS, up 7.8% from the previous week. It’s the largest audience for the show since July 24, 2024.
Dynamite averaged a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 7.7% from last week and is the largest rating the show has done in that category since February 4th.
The show went head to head with Netflix’s coverage of MLB Opening Day with the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants and an NBA game on ESPN that topped the cable charts with a 0.31 18-49 rating. Dynamite finished 5th on the primetime cable charts, also trailing 3 shows on Fox News.
As compared to the same week in 2025, the overall viewership was up 15.4% while the 18-49 rating was down 17.7%.
Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for AEW Dynamite on TBS as well as the 10 week averages in both categories. This week’s show was up 22.2% in overall viewers and 27.3% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.
