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Countdown to AEW All Out ratings up from previous special

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

AEW’s Countdown to All Out special averaged 357,000 viewers on TNT on Saturday afternoon.

The viewership number is up 3.8 percent from the Countdown special that aired prior to this May’s  Double or Nothing pay-per-view. That Countdown show aired at 10 p.m. Eastern time on the night before the PPV. Countdown to All Out aired at 5:30 p.m. Eastern on Saturday leading into the event.

In the important 18-49 demo, the improvement was more significant. Countdown to Double or Nothing averaged a 0.10 rating and finished 51st for the night n the cable ratings. Saturday’s All Out preview special was up 40 percent in the demo, averaging a 0.14 rating and finishing 23rd on cable in that category. 

There was competition in the form of the opening day of college football as well as coverage of the Kentucky Derby, which aired directly opposite the Countdown show and averaged nearly 5.5 million viewers on NBC.

The previous time AEW had programming on a Saturday was a special episode of Dynamite on Aug 22 that did 755,000 viewers and a 0.31 rating, so Countdown to All Out was down 52.7 percent in viewership and 54.8 percent in the 18-49 demo from that Dynamite episode.

Countdown to AEW All Out averages nearly 400,000 viewers on TNT

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Note: This article originally stated that the Countdown special’s numbers were average for TNT. They’re color-coded as average on Showbuzz Daily’s chart for the night.

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Friday night’s Countdown to All Out preview special, which was only officially announced by AEW last week and not really promoted at all, averaged 390,000 viewers airing at 10 p.m. Eastern time on TNT.

In the key 18-49 demo, the show finished 29th for the night on cable with a 0.14 rating. According to Showbuzz Daily, the rating in the demo and the overall viewership number are considered average.

TNT usually airs repeat programming in the 10 p.m. Eastern time slot.

It’s hard to say what this means, but viewership was over 50 percent higher than last year’s All In pre-show. The difference was that the All In pre-show aired on a weaker network — WGN America — and in a traditionally weaker time slot at 7 p.m. Eastern on Saturday. But it also took place right before All In and featured live matches, while Friday’s special was taped promo packages for the bouts that would take place the next night on pay-per-view.

The official debut for AEW on TNT will be on Wednesday, October 2. The show will air live weekly from 8-10 p.m. Eastern.

VIDEO: The Countdown to AEW All Out

Posted on by Joseph Currier

After airing on TNT, AEW’s Countdown to All Out special has been uploaded to YouTube:

The special was the first AEW broadcast on TNT. It includes clips from AEW’s Road to All Out series, Tony Schiavone hosting a Control Center segment to promote the All Out card, and more.

The ITV Wrestling YouTube account uploaded the special after it aired on TNT. All Out will be available via ITV Box Office in the United Kingdom.

All Out is taking place at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The pre-show will begin at 7 p.m. Eastern time tonight (Saturday, August 31), with the main card starting at 8 p.m. Eastern.

Here’s the card for the show:

  • Chris Jericho vs. Hangman Page for the AEW World Championship
  • Kenny Omega vs. PAC
  • AAA Tag Team Champions The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) defending against The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) in a ladder match
  • Cody Rhodes vs. Shawn Spears
  • Hikaru Shida vs. Riho
  • Darby Allin vs. Joey Janela vs. Jimmy Havoc
  • Best Friends (Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) vs. The Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) (winning team gets a first-round bye in AEW’s Tag Team title tournament)
  • Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy & Marko Stunt vs. SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky)
  • Women’s Casino Battle Royale (pre-show)
  • Private Party (Isiah Kassidy & Marq Quen) vs. Angelico & Jack Evans (pre-show)

Countdown to AEW All Out special airing on TNT

Posted on by Dave Meltzer

The first AEW television show on TNT will be tomorrow night, a Countdown to All Out special airing at 10 p.m. Eastern time.

The Countdown to All Out show had been brought up in the past in the Observer and was also reported by Mike Johnson of PWInsider, but those at AEW never confirmed the special until last night. Those at TNT said the special was on the schedule, but the schedule listed by the station listed the TV show “Supernatural” in that time slot earlier in the week.

The special will be similar to a UFC Countdown show, only focusing on Saturday’s All Out pay-per-view.

The special had been produced, but it had to be recut this week to cover the change in PAC being Kenny Omega’s new opponent for All Out. Jon Moxley was originally supposed to face Omega at the PPV but had to be pulled from the match due to a serious case of MRSA returning in his elbow.

TNT posted a brief advertisement for the Countdown to All Out: