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AEW Dynamite viewership up, 18-49 rating steady for Maximum Carnage

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Wednesday night’s Maximum Carnage episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 526,000 viewers on TBS, up 1.9 percent from the previous week. It was the largest audience for the show since November 12.

Dynamite averaged a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s the same rating the show did last week and ties the second lowest the show has ever done in that category in its regular time slot.

As compared to the same week in 2025, when Nielsen was still using its previous ratings reporting method, the overall viewership was down 22.5 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 55.6 percent.

Listed below are the last 10 available weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for AEW Dynamite on TBS as well as the 9 week average in both categories. Numbers are still not available for the Christmas Eve episode that aired outside the normal timeslot. This week’s show was up 4.3 percent in overall viewers but down 11.1 percent in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

DateAEW 18-49AEW total viewers
11/5/20250.09497,000
11/12/20250.15600,000
11/19/20250.1491,000
11/26/20250.1512,000
12/3/20250.09496,000
12/10/20250.09516,000
12/17/20250.08511,000
12/24/2025
12/31/20250.07398,000
1/7/20250.08516,000
1/14/20260.08526,000
*10 wk avg0.09504,111

AEW Dynamite viewership, 18-49 demo sees week-to-week increase

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Image: AEW

This past Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite averaged 497,000 viewers on TBS, up 8.3% from the previous week — the largest audience for the show since October 15.

Dynamite also averaged a 0.09 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 12.5% from last week and is the highest rating the show has done in that category since October 15.

Dynamite was eight in prime time on cable for the night, going head-to-head with an NBA game on ESPN that topped all of cable as well as a college basketball game on BTN that finished fourth on the charts.

As compared to the same week in 2024 and under Nielsen’s previous ratings measurement system, overall viewership was down 5% while the 18-49 rating was down 43.8%. This year’s numbers do not include people watching on HBO Max.

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. Beginning on October 1st, Nielsen started using the Big Data + Panel ratings measurement system which has resulted in big declines for most wrestling shows, particularly in 18-49.

This week’s episode was down 4.4% in overall viewers and 18.2% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

AEW September to Remember viewership up from previous Dynamite

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

The first two hours of Wednesday’s AEW September to Remember episode of Dynamite averaged 667,000 viewers on TBS, up 14.2% from the previous week — the largest audience for the show since August 13.

The third hour of the show, referenced as a one-hour episode of Collision, averaged 535,000 viewers. When compared to last Saturday’s two-hour Collision, the number was up 127.7% and the highest mark for Collision since April 26 when it followed an NBA playoff game.

The first two-hour block finished fourth on the primetime cable charts with a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 7.7% from last week and the best rating the show had done in that category since August 20.

The third hour finished sixth with a 0.12 rating, up 140% from last week and the highest since May 29 which followed an NBA playoff game.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Dynamite was down 2.9% in overall viewers and 36.4% in 18-49 while the one hour of Collision was up 54.2% in overall viewers but was even in 18-49. This year’s numbers do not include viewers on HBO Max for either show.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership for both Dynamite and Collision as well as the 10-week average in both categories. Dynamite was up 10.2% in overall viewers but down 6.7% as compared to recent averages while Collision was up 71.1% in overall viewers and 71.4% in 18-49.