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AEW Dynamite draws best viewership in four months

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 653,000 viewers on TBS, up 31.1 percent from the prior week. This marks the largest audience total for the show since AEW’s Blood & Guts special that took place in September 2025.

In the 18-49 demo, Dynamite drew a 0.09 rating. That’s up 12.5 percent from last week and ties the best rating the show has done in that category since November 26. Dynamite finished tied for 16th on the cable charts while going head-to-head with an NBA game on ESPN that topped the charts with a 0.59 rating in the key demo.

As compared to the same week in 2025, when Nielsen still used its panel-only ratings reporting method, Dynamite’s overall viewership was up 8.1 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 47.1 percent.

Listed below are the last 10 weeks of reported viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for Dynamite, as well as the nine-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 32.1 percent in viewers but steady in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Dynamite ratings —

DateAEW 18-49AEW total viewers
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
1/21/20260.08498,000
1/28/20260.09653,000
*10 wk avg0.09496,000
*not including current week

AEW Dynamite ratings for January 21 episode

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

The January 21 episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 498,000 viewers on TBS, down 5.3 percent from the previous week. It’s the second-lowest reported audience total for the show since December 3.

Dynamite drew a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s the same rating the show did the week before and ties the second-lowest rating Dynamite has ever drawn in that category on a Wednesday night. On the cable charts for the night, Dynamite was tied for 13th while going head-to-head with the NBA on ESPN and the NHL on TNT, which took the first and third spots on the chart.

As compared to the same week in 2025, when Nielsen was still using its old panel-only reporting method, Dynamite’s overall viewership was down 24 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 57.9 percent.

Listed below are the last 10 weeks of available viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for Dynamite (with numbers still not reported for the Christmas Eve episode), along with the nine-week average in both categories. This week’s episode was down 1.8 percent in viewers and 11.1 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Dynamite ratings —

DateAEW 18-49AEW total viewers
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
1/21/20260.08498,000
*10 wk avg0.09507,333
*not including current week

AEW Dynamite ratings up for first episode of 2026

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

The January 7 edition AEW Dynamite averaged 516,000 viewers on TBS, up 29.7 percent from the New Year’s Smash episode the prior week. This ties the best audience total the show has done since November 12.

Dynamite drew a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 14.3 percent from last week’s record low but ties the second-lowest rating the show has ever done in that category on a Wednesday night.

As compared to the same week in 2025, when Nielsen was still using its old panel-only reporting system, Dynamite’s overall viewership was down 16.1 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 52.9 percent.

Listed below are the last 10 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings that are currently available for Dynamite, as well as the nine-week average in both categories. Numbers for the episode that aired on Christmas Eve have not yet been reported. This week’s show was up 3.6 percent in viewers but down 11.1 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Dynamite ties record low 18-49 demo rating

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

The December 17 episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 511,000 viewers on TBS, down one percent from the previous week. It’s the fourth-largest audience total for the show since October 15.

Dynamite drew a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 11.1 percent from last week. It ties the lowest rating the show has ever done in that category on a Wednesday night and is the lowest rating for Dynamite overall since October’s Title Tuesday episode.

The show went head-to-head with a speech from President Donald Trump, which led to increased ratings for cable news networks across the board.

The episode of Collision that immediately followed Dynamite averaged 333,000 viewers. That’s up 3.4 percent from the last time the show followed Dynamite in November and is the best audience for Collision since October 15, which also was an episode that aired after Dynamite.

In the 18-49 demo, Collision did a 0.05 rating. That’s down 28.6 percent from the previous Wednesday airing of the show and is the lowest of the four episodes that have followed Dynamite on a Wednesday.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for Dynamite, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 4.2 percent in overall viewers but down 20 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

DateAEW 18-49AEW total viewers
10/7/20250.07321,000
10/15/20250.11534,000
10/22/20250.08477,000
10/29/20250.08459,000
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
*10 wk avg0.10490,300
*not including current week

AEW Dynamite viewership up, 18-49 rating steady

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 516,000 viewers on TBS, up 4% from the previous week. It was the highest audience for the show since November 12th.

Dynamite averaged a 0.09 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s identical to last week’s rating and ties the lowest rating the show has done in that category since October 29th.

The show went head to head with a women’s college basketball game on ESPN that topped the cable ratings chart with a 0.18 rating in the 18-49 demo. It also went up against CBS’s Survivor which topped all television with a 0.73 rating in the key demo.

As compared to the same week in 2024, and under Nielsen’s previous ratings reporting system, the overall viewership was down 13.1% while the 18-49 rating was down 47.1%. This year’s numbers do not include viewership 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. This week’s show was up 6.3% in overall viewers but down 10% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

DateAEW 18-49AEW total viewers
10/1/20250.09465,000
10/7/20250.07321,000
10/15/20250.11534,000
10/22/20250.08477,000
10/29/20250.08459,000
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
*10 wk avg0.10485,200
*not includingcurrent week

AEW Dynamite viewership and 18-49 demo rating down slightly

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

The December 3 episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 496,000 viewers on TBS, down 3.1 percent from the previous week. It’s the second-lowest audience total for the show since October 29.

Dynamite drew a 0.09 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 10 percent from the prior week and ties the third-lowest rating the show has done in that category since October 7.

The only major sports competition on the night was college basketball on ESPN. Parts of two different games aired head-to-head with Dynamite and averaged 844,000 and 928,000 viewers respectively.

As compared to the same week in 2024 (under Nielsen’s old panel-only ratings reporting method), Dynamite’s overall viewership was down 15.4 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 47.1 percent. This year’s numbers also do not including viewership on HBO Max.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for Dynamite, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s episode was down 0.7 percent in viewers and 10 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

DateAEW 18-49AEW total viewers
9/24/20250.14638,000
10/1/20250.09465,000
10/7/20250.07321,000
10/15/20250.11534,000
10/22/20250.08477,000
10/29/20250.08459,000
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
*10 wk avg0.10499,400
*not including current week

Note: The first week on the chart was before Nielsen switched to its new Big Data + Panel system.

AEW Dynamite viewership up on Thanksgiving eve

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

The November 26 Thanksgiving eve episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 512,000 viewers on TBS, up 4.3 percent from the previous week. This marks the second-highest audience total for the show since October 15.

In the 18-49 demo, Dynamite drew a 0.10 rating. That matches what Dynamite did the prior week and also ties the second-highest rating the show has done in that category since the October 15 episode.

The show finished sixth for the night in the prime time 18-49 cable charts. It went head-to-head with the NBA on ESPN which averaged 2.43 million viewers and topped the charts with a 0.71 rating in the key demo.

As compared to the same week in 2024 (using the old Nielsen panel-only reporting method), Dynamite’s overall viewership was down 4.5 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 33.3 percent. This year’s numbers do not include the HBO Max simulcast, so the total viewership at least was almost certainly higher this year.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for Dynamite, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s episode was down 0.6 percent in viewers and 9.1 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

Note: Beginning on October 1, Nielsen switched to its new Big Data + Panel reporting method that has, for the most part, resulted in a severe decline in wrestling ratings, particularly in the 18-49 demo.

AEW Dynamite ratings —

DateAEW 18-49AEW total viewers
9/17/20250.14667,000
9/24/20250.14638,000
10/1/20250.09465,000
10/7/20250.07321,000
10/15/20250.11534,000
10/22/20250.08477,000
10/29/20250.08459,000
11/5/20250.09497,000
11/12/20250.15600,000
11/19/20250.1491,000
11/26/20250.1512,000
*10 wk avg0.11514,900

AEW Dynamite ratings down for Full Gear go-home show

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Wednesday’s Full Gear go-home edition of AEW Dynamite averaged 491,000 viewers on TBS, down 18.2% from the previous week and their lowest audience for the show since October 29th.

A one-hour AEW Collision, immediately following Dynamite, averaged 322,000 viewers. That’s down 19.5% from the previous time the show followed Dynamite and the lowest it’s done when airing on a Wednesday night.

Dynamite averaged a 0.10 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 33.3% from last week but was also the second-best rating the show has done in that category since October 15. Collision averaged a 0.07 rating, down 36.4% from the last Wednesday airing. Dynamite finished 9th on the cable charts while Collision finished 18th.

The audience retention for the third hour was 65.6% in total viewers and 70% in 18-49. That’s down from the 74.9% and and 100% that the show did last month when it followed Dynamite.

As compared to the same week in 2024 and using Nielsen’s former rating reporting system, the overall viewership was down 23.3% while the 18-49 rating was down 50%. 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. This week’s episode was down 6.4% in overall viewers and 9.1% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

Beginning on October 1st, Nielsen started using the Big Data + Panel reporting system which has resulted in a severe decline in most wrestling show’s ratings.

DateAEW 18-49AEW total viewers
9/10/20250.13584,000
9/17/20250.14667,000
9/24/20250.14638,000
10/1/20250.09465,000
10/7/20250.07321,000
10/15/20250.11534,000
10/22/20250.08477,000
10/29/20250.08459,000
11/5/20250.09497,000
11/12/20250.15600,000
11/19/20250.10491,000
*10 week average*0.11524,200

*Not including current week

AEW Dynamite sees huge ratings increase for Blood & Guts

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 600,000 viewers on TBS, up 20.7% from the previous week. It’s the largest episode for the show since Nielsen started using their new ratings reporting system.

Dynamite finished 6th on the prime time cable charts with a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 60% from last week and is the largest rating the show has done in that category since August 20th.

The show went head to head with an NBA game on ESPN that topped the 18-49 ratings chart as well as cable news channels which were way up due to Jeffrey Epstein coverage.

As compared to the same week in 2024, and with Nielsen’s former ratings measurement system, the overall viewership was down 9.9% while the 18-49 rating was down 31.8%. This year’s numbers do not include viewership on HBO Max.

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. Beginning October 1st, Nielsen started using the Big Data + Panel system which has resulted in a severe decline in most wrestling ratings particularly in the 18-49 demo. This week’s show was up 17.3% in overall viewers and 50% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

AEW Dynamite ratings down against World Series

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 459,000 viewers on TBS, down 3.8% from the previous week. It’s the lowest audience the show has ever done on a Wednesday night.

Dynamite averaged a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demo. That ties what the rating was in that category last week and is also the record low for the show on a Wednesday, beating only the 0.07 when the show moved to Tuesday and went head to head with NXT.

The show went head to head with Game 5 of MLB’s World Series which topped all television with 14.567 million viewers and a 3.02 rating in the 18-49 demo on FOX. Dynamite finished 7th on the prime time cable charts, also going head to head with an NBA game on ESPN that averaged 1.28 million viewers and topped that chart with a 0.38 18-49 rating.

As compared to the same week in 2024, under Nielsen’s former ratings measurement system, the overall viewership was down 26.9% while the 18-49 rating was down 57.9%. 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. It’s important to note that Nielsen switched to the new Big Data + Panel ratings measurement system that has had a negative effect on ratings for most pro wrestling shows. This week’s episode was down 13.5% in overall viewers and 33.3% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

AEW Dynamite ratings up for WrestleDream go-home show

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 534,000 viewers on TBS, up 66.4% from last week’s Tuesday night airing and up 14.8% from the last Wednesday airing two weeks ago. AEW Collision, which immediately followed Dynamite, averaged 400,000 viewers. That’s down 25.2% from the last time it aired after Dynamite, although those numbers were calculated using Nielsen’s former ratings calculation method.

Dynamite averaged a 0.11 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 57.1% from last Tuesday and up 22.2% from the previous Wednesday airing. Collision averaged the same rating, which was down 8.3% from the last time it followed Dynamite.

The audience retention for Collision was 74.9% in total viewers as opposed to 80.9% the last time they did a 3 hour Wednesday block although the 18-49 retention was 100% as compared to 85.7% previously.

As compared to the same week in 2024, under the old ratings method, Dynamite’s total viewership was down 15.6% while the 18-49 rating was down 45%. Collision aired on it’s regular night and time last year so year over year comparisons aren’t relevant. This year’s numbers do not include viewership on HBO Max.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for AEW Dynamite on TBS and AEW Collision as well as the 10 week average in both categories for both shows. This week’s Dynamite was down 6.3% in total viewers and 15.4% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages while Collision was up 44.1% in total viewers and 83.3% in 18-49, which shows the benefit of following Dynamite on Wednesdays.

NXT vs. TNA Showdown beats AEW Dynamite in ratings battle

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WWE NXT scored a ratings victory over AEW Dynamite with the shows going head-to-head on Tuesday night.

The NXT vs. TNA Showdown special averaged 625,000 viewers on USA Network, an increase of 9.3 percent from last week. With Nielsen changing its ratings methodology, this is still the second-lowest reported audience total for NXT since July 15.

AEW Dynamite Title Tuesday, airing on TBS outside of the show’s normal night, averaged 321,000 viewers. That’s down 31 percent from last week and is the lowest reported audience in the history of the show.

In the 18-49 demo, the NXT episode drew a 0.12 rating. That’s up 20 percent from last week but ties the second-lowest number the show has done in that category so far in 2025.

Dynamite drew a 0.07 rating in the demo, which is a decrease of 22.2 percent from last week and is a record low number for the show.

It should be noted that starting two weeks ago — when Nielsen began using its “Big Panel + Data” measurement system to determine ratings — there have been nearly universal severe declines for both WWE and AEW wrestling programming.

As compared to the same week in 2024, NXT’s average viewership was down 28.5 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 50 percent. AEW’s viewership was down 2.4 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 30 percent. Both shows aired head-to-head during this week last year as well.

Here’s a look at the last 11 weeks of ratings data for both programs:

AEW Dynamite ratings down against MLB playoffs

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 465,000 viewers on TBS, down 27.1% from the viewership total reported last week. It’s the lowest audience the show has ever done on a Wednesday night and the third lowest of all time. The previous lows were shows that aired on a Tuesday last year and a Saturday in 2021.

Dynamite averaged a 0.09 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 35.7% from last week’s reported number and is the lowest rating the show has done in that category in the show’s history, regardless of day or time slot. The show still finished 6th on cable.

Dynamite aired head to head with Game 2 of MLB’s wildcard series between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees on ESPN which averaged 6.757 million viewers and a 1.56 rating in the 18-49 demo.

As compared to the same week in 2024, the overall viewership for the show was down 31.6% while the 18-49 rating was down 55%. This year’s numbers do not include people who watched on HBO Max.

It’s important to note that this is the first week where Nielsen is using the Big Data + Panel system of reporting TV ratings which has resulted in numbers much lower that most wrestling shows had previously done.

Update on AEW Dynamite viewership for All Out fallout episode

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Image: AEW

Wednesday’s All Out fallout edition of AEW Dynamite averaged 638,000 viewers on TBS, down 4.4% from the previous week, but was the second-highest audience for the show since August 13.

The show averaged a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demo which is the same rating rating from the prior week, tying the best rating the show has done in that category since August 20. It finished sixth on cable for the night according to Wrestlenomics.

There was no major sports competition while three of the major broadcast networks were airing premiere episodes of the new fall season including Survivor on CBS, traditionally one of TV’s highest-rated shows.

As compared to the same week in 2024, overall viewership was down 9.1% while the 18-49 rating was down 39.1%. This year’s numbers do not include HBO Max viewers.

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 4.9% in overall viewers, but down 6.7% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

AEW Dynamite ratings rebound from last week’s low

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Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 584,000 viewers on TBS, up 23.7 percent from last week. Despite the rebound, this is still tied for the third-lowest audience total the show has done since May 21.

In the 18-49 demo, Dynamite drew a 0.13 rating. That’s up 18.2 percent from last week but ties the second-lowest number the show has ever done in that category on a Wednesday night.

There was no major sports competition on the night, although ratings for news stations were likely up from normal. The placements on the cable charts aren’t currently available.

As compared to the same week in 2024, Dynamite’s overall viewership was down 18.4 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 38.1 percent. This year’s numbers do not include viewership on HBO Max, which likely explains why the younger audience is so much further down.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for Dynamite, as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week’s show was down 3.5 percent in overall viewers and 13.3 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.