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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

Kenny Omega singles match added to AEW Dynamite

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Update —

AEW has also announced a Continental Championship eliminator match between Jon Moxley and Ace Austin for Wednesday’s show. If Austin wins, he earns a shot at Moxley’s title.

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For the second straight week, Kenny Omega will be competing in a singles match on AEW Dynamite.

AEW has added Omega vs. Rocky Romero to the lineup for Dynamite in Cedar Park, Texas this Wednesday. Omega, who is coming off a win over Josh Alexander, will continue his feud with the Don Callis Family by taking on another member of the faction in Romero.

“After his win vs Josh Alexander, Omega said that @TheDonCallis Family doesn’t have a member that can beat him in his current condition, but Rocky wants his chance TOMORROW!,” Tony Khan wrote while announcing the match.

Last week’s victory was Omega’s first match of 2026. He’s set his sights on entering back into the AEW World Championship picture, with Omega, Swerve Strickland, Hangman Page, and Andrade El Idolo among those who want a shot at MJF’s title.

Strickland vs. Andrade is also part of the Dynamite card for this Wednesday. The show is being held at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park.

AEW Dynamite (Wednesday, January 28) —

  • AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander defends against Thekla
  • AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) defend against Jake Doyle & Mark Davis
  • TNT Champion Mark Briscoe defends against El Clon
  • Swerve Strickland vs. Andrade El Idolo
  • Kenny Omega vs. Rocky Romero
  • AEW World Champion MJF appears
  • Continental Championship eliminator match: Jon Moxley vs. Ace Austin

Strickland vs. Andrade, MJF appearance part of updated AEW Dynamite lineup

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

The updated lineup for this Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite got some new matches added Saturday in addition to an appearance by AEW World Champion MJF.

For the first time ever, former AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland will take on Andrade El Idolo who wants his shot at MJF’s title. Strickland is coming off a win over Kevin Knight on this week’s Dynamite while Andrade is undefeated in his return to AEW action.

After being run off by Brody King this past Wednesday, MJF will appear once again.

The new match and segment join three title matches previously announced:

  • AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander will defend against Thekla, who will be getting her first shot at the title.
  • Mark Briscoe will defend his TNT Championship against El Clon in a match that was previously scheduled for tonight’s now-canceled show in Arlington, Texas.
  • FTR will also defend their AEW World Tag Team titles against top contenders Jake Doyle and Mark Davis of the Don Callis Family.

Current AEW Dynamite lineup | This Wednesday, | Austin, Texas

  • AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander defends against Thekla
  • AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) defend against Jake Doyle & Mark Davis
  • AEW TNT Champion Mark Briscoe defends against El Clon
  • Swerve Strickland vs. Andrade El Idolo
  • AEW World Champion MJF to make an appearance

WOL: AEW and WBD/Netflix, NXT, Phil Schneider interview!

Posted on by Bryan Alvarez

Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including all the highs and lows and great matches on NXT last night, the Dynamite preview, AEW and WBD and Netflix, Moose’s injury this weekend, and more, then Phil Schneider joins us to talk DEAN~!, his books, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Four-way tag match for future title shot set for AEW Dynamite Maximum Carnage

Posted on by Vincent Verhei

Tony Khan has announced another match for AEW’s Dynamite Maximum Carnage this Wednesday, and this one will name new contenders for the World Tag Team Championship.

Khan announced a four-way tag match on social media: The Young Bucks vs. GOA vs. JetSpeed vs. Davis & Doyle of the Don Callis family. 

The Bucks have won four straight matches, though all have been trios matches: two teaming with Josh Alexander, one with Kenny Omega, and one with Jack Perry. 

The Gates of Agony are coming off a win on Collision last weekend, teaming with Ricochet to beat JetSpeed and Anthony Bowens. They had lost three straight matches before that, though each was a trios or eight-man tag. Their last tag team match was a win over the Hurt Syndicate in October. 

JetSpeed have not had many tag team matches in AEW recently as both Speedball Bailey and Kevin Knight were wrestling as singles in the Continental Classic tournament. They did pick up a win over Big Bill & Bryan Keith on Collision on January 3.

This will be the first match for Marc Davis and Jake Doyle as a tag team, and the first AEW match for Doyle, formerly known as Jake Something. 

The lineup for this Wednesday’s Collision:

AEW Dynamite Maximum Carnage (January 14)

  • AEW World title: MJF defends against Bandido
  • The Babes of Wrath & Kris Statlander vs. Triangle of Madness
  • Four-way match, winner gets future AEW Tag Team title match: The Young Bucks vs. GOA vs. JetSpeed vs. Mark Davis & Jake Doyle
  • Darby Allin vs. PAC
  • Kenny Omega makes his return

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.

Shelton Benjamin clears up fan concern over AEW Dynamite entrance

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Taking to social media last night, Shelton Benjamin cleared up the concern his AEW Dynamite entrance caused.

Benjamin faced off against Jon Moxley in the opening match of Wednesday’s Dynamite episode. When Benjamin entered for the bout, the camera shot looked like he was emotional and may have been crying. Fans questioned what was going on, but Benjamin clarified that he was not emotional at all. The apparent tears on his face were just water that he had poured on his head.

“Thanks for the concern Fans you are greatly appreciated but, i dont do emotional, I hurt Hurt people,” Benjamin tweeted. “However before i enter an arena i do pour water on my head that tends to drip.”

Moxley vs. Benjamin was a Continental Championship eliminator match. If Benjamin won or took the match to its 20-minute time limit, he would have earned a shot at Moxley’s title. Benjamin came close, but Moxley countered a triangle choke into a pin and got the three count with only a few seconds remaining in the match.

At AEW Worlds End, Moxley became the Continental Champion by defeating Kazuchika Okada in the Continental Classic tournament finals. He’s defeated Benjamin and Josh Alexander in eliminator matches during his reign.

Tony Khan explains different approaches to booking AEW Dynamite and Collision

Posted on by Joseph Currier

When booking AEW television, Tony Khan takes different approaches to laying out Dynamite and Collision.

Khan explained during an interview with Q101 Radio that, with Dynamite, he is obsessed with the minute-by-minute ratings patterns of the show. With Collision, he is less focused on that and is more intent on just delivering a great in-ring wrestling program that wrestling fans will love. His hope is that those dedicated fans will watch Collision and then tell their friends about it and create new viewers.

“Absolutely,” Khan responded when asked if there are different approaches to booking the two shows. “There are things that I do on Collision that I think are excellent wrestling and I’m not as obsessed with the minute-by-minute viewing patterns. I am [obsessed with the minute-by-minute patterns for Dynamite], I’m obsessed with it. And I’m obsessed with Collision being a great wrestling show that the wrestling fans love.

“My goal for Collision is the wrestling fans tell the other wrestling fans — because I don’t want there to ever be a perception, even though I know some fans think that, ‘Oh, I can watch Dynamite and I’ll get everything.’ That’s not the case. A lot of the best stuff is on Collision. I want the wrestling fans to spread the virus like I have. I was a virus-spreading wrestling fan that made other wrestling fans, that would go to school and bring people over and show them tapes of my favorite stuff and get other people into wrestling.”

Khan noted that he believes Dynamite is a great in-ring show like Collision, but there is more of a need to deliver a balanced offering given that it’s weeknight prime time TV. Dynamite is broadcast on Wednesdays every week, while Collision is a weekend show on Saturdays.

Dynamite has been AEW’s flagship show since it launched in 2019. Collision, originally meant to be a series centered around CM Punk, was later added in 2023. It supplanted and eventually replaced Rampage as AEW’s secondary TV program.

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

Tony Khan reveals scrapped plans of Madison Square Garden hosting the first episode of Dynamite

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

AEW President Tony Khan has revealed that the first episode of Dynamite was going to be at Madison Square Garden in New York.

All Elite Wrestling was recently present at the Hammerstein Ballroom, where they taped their upcoming December 24th Dynamite on 34th Street episode. Now, a video is going viral on social media from the tapings. Tony Khan could be heard revealing how the first-ever Dynamite episode was set to take place at the iconic MSG, but unfortunately, it could not.

Khan greeted the crowd and teased bringing a PPV to New York, when the crowd started chanting “MSG”, referencing the iconic New York arena, Madison Square Garden. However, Khan decided to spill the beans and reveal why they could not bring an AEW show to the Gardens.

“That’s an interesting idea. You know, for a long time, I’ll be honest. They didn’t want me there, you know that? Because the first episode of Dynamite was originally going to be there,” Khan claimed. “And they called me and offered me the date. They said, ‘Would you like to do the first episode of Dynamite here?’ The people who called me don’t work there anymore; it was over six years ago.”

“I said, ‘Yeah, I really would. It would be great.’ And they called me a couple of months later, and they said, ‘We don’t want you anymore. We don’t want you to do the first Dynamite here.’ Because it would really upset somebody.”

His statements were followed by a huge wave of boos, with them following it up with, ‘f**k the feds” referring to WWE.

Khan further claimed that he informed Madison Square Garden about his uncertainty of ever returning to the arena in the future.

AEW Dynamite eventually debuted at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

AEW Dynamite on 34th Street spoilers from New York City

Posted on by F4W Staff

The following are spoilers for the Wednesday, December 24 AEW Dynamite on 34th Street episode from New York City.

The show was taped at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York on December 20, 2025, and will air on December 24, Christmas Eve.

Spoilers are courtesy of Fightful.

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AEW Dynamite on 34th Street spoilers for the Wednesday, December 24 episode —

  • AEW Continental Classic Blue League: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Orange Cassidy; Konosuke Takeshita qualifies for the semi-finals.
  • AEW Continental Classic Blue League: Mascara Dorada defeated Roderick Strong.
  • Kris Statlander and Jamie Hayter share a face-to-face standoff. Statlander states Hayter will share the ring with her at Worlds End and wants Hayter to prove she deserves to be champion. Hayter tries to strike Statlander; however, Statlander catches her. Hayter notes that the last time she hit her, Statlander didn’t get back up.
  • MJF defeated Dustin Waller.
  • Hangman Page and Swerve Strickland are present on the balcony. Hangman tells MJF to make another low blow comment and to compare them to another “s** pest” in the news.. Both men make their way to the ring. Opps run down and get taken out. MJF ducks an attack from Strickland and Page. Samoa Joe appears on the screen and says he will crush their hopes and dreams. MJF tries to attack Strickland and Page, but gets taken out. Page chokes MJF with a chain. Strickland calls MJF narcissistic, selfish, and a bigot. He says the Pinnacle, Wardlow, Jay White, and Adam Cole were all victims of MJF. Strickland finishes by stating he is a better person than MJF.
  • Babes of Wrath (Harley Cameron & Willow Nightingale) hype each other up.
  • Dynamite Diamond Ring Match: Bandido defeated Ricochet.
  • Ricochet attacks Bandido after the match as Brody King runs down to make the save.
  • Marina Shafir defeated Mina Shirakawa.
  • Shafir continues to choke Shirakawa. Toni Storm runs down to make the save, but gets knocked out by Shafir instead.
  • The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) announce they won’t be cleared for the rest of the year. Kenny Omega claims they’d still be The Elite.
  • AEW Continental Classic Gold League: Jack Perry defeated PAC.

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

New Continental Classic matches added to AEW Dynamite lineup

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

AEW’s Continental Classic is set to continue on next week’s Wednesday night Dynamite in Fishers, Indiana.

Earlier today, All Elite Wrestling added more matches to next week’s Dynamite lineup. Joining Moxley and Castagnoli in the Continental Classic lineup now will be Kyle Fletcher vs. Kevin Knight and Kazuchika Okada vs. PAC — both in the Gold League.

The current Continental Classic has three wrestlers in the Blue and Gold League with three points each, respectively.

The upcoming episode will feature Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa against Marina Shafir & Megan Bayne in a hardcore holiday death match in the inaugural AEW Women’s World Tag Team title tournament.

The winners of the above match will advance to face Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron in the tournament finals at a date/location yet to be announced.

AEW Dynamite lineup | Wednesday, December 3 | Fishers, Indiana

  • AEW Women’s World Tag Team title tournament semifinals: Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa vs. Marina Shafir & Megan Bayne in a hardcore holiday death match
  • Jon Moxley vs. Claudio Castagnoli – Blue League match
  • PAC vs. Kazuchika Okada – Gold League match
  • Kyle Fletcher vs. Kevin Knight – Gold League match