Ratings Breakdown For This Week’s AEW Dynamite

As previously reported, last Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite was #1 for the night in 18-49 for the third week in a row, although it dropped in viewership. The show pulled in 979,000 viewers and an 0.36 rating (475,000 viewers) in 18-49. It also had an 0.28 in 18-34. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has more details on this week’s numbers, including a look at each individual quarter-hour.

Dynamite had an unusually high number of women 18-34 watching this week and was actually the highest-rated wrestling show of the week in that demo. It managed to beat Smackdown and RAW, which is not normal as Smackdown is usually strong with women and AEW isn’t. RAW’s numbers were lower due to the 4th of July holiday, so it’s an outlier, but AEW did manage to win in 18-34 (194,000 to 180,000), 35-49 men (198,000 to 189,000) and men 18-49 (285,000 to 280,000). RAW did win in men 18-34 (91,000 to 87,000) and 18-49 overall (489,000 to 475,000). In every women’s demo, the peak of the show was Wardlow vs. Scorpio Sky. Although it should be noted that women usually peak in the first quarter thanks to the Big Bang Theory lead-in, the numbers for 18-34 women were higher than usual. All of the men’s demos peaked with the Jon Moxley vs. Brody King main event.

In addition to ranking first in 18-49, Dynamite was #3 for the night in women 18-49, #1 in men 18-49, #1 in 18-34, #1 in women 12-34 and #1 in men 18-49. Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was second with 1,138,000 viewers and a 0.30 rating, followed by a St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves game on ESPN that had 1,104,000 viewers and a 0.25 rating.

Dynamite was down 4.3% in viewers from last week, but up 0.8% in 18-49 and up 30.2% in 18-34. Compared to last year (which was against the NHL playoffs), the show was up 12.4% in viewers, up 12.6% in 18-49 and up 65.8% in 18-34.

AEW had 87,000 viewers in men 18-34 (up 11.5%), 107,000 in women 18-34 (up 50.7%), 198,000 in men 35-49 (down 18.2%) and 83,000 in women 35-49 (up 2.5%). The audience was 60% male in 18-49. The show had an 0.16 in 12-17 (up 14.3%), 0.28 in 18-34 (up 30.2%), 0.44 in 35-49 (down 13%) and 0.38 in 50+ (down 9.5%).

Q1: Wardlow vs. Scorpio Sky/Jon Moxley promo – 1,121,000 viewers, 473,000 in 18-49
Q2: Tony Nese, Mark Sterling and Keith Lee segment/Christian Cage, Luchasaurus and Matt Hardy segment/Blood and Guts interviews – 1,018,000 viewers (down 103,000), 472,000 in 18-49 (down 1,000)
Q3: The Butcher & The Blade vs. Keith Lee & Swerve Strickland – 971,000 viewers (down 47,000), 469,000 in 18-49 (down 3,000)
Q4: Eddie Kingston promo/Jericho Appreciation Society attacks Ruby Soho/The Dark Order & QT Marshall segment – 964,000 viewers (down 7,000), 475,000 in 18-49 (up 6,000)
Q5: Penta Oscuro vs. Rush, Jay Lethal promo – 931,000 viewers (down 33,000), 478,000 in 18-49 (up 3,000)
Q6: Tony Nese, Mark Sterling & Best Friends segment/Gunn Club & The Acclaimed vs. Fuego del Sol & Ruffin’ It/Miro promo/Nyla Rose & Marina Shafir vs. Thunder Rosa & Toni Storm – 940,000 viewers (up 9,000), 475,000 in 18-49 (down 3,000)
Q7: End of Rose & Shafir vs. Thunderstorm/Jade Cargill interview/Daniel Garcia promo/FTR promo – 899,000 viewers (down 41,000), 456,000 in 18-49 (down 19,000)
Q8: Jon Moxley vs. Brody King – 980,000 viewers (up 81,000), 494,000 in 18-49 (up 38,000)
Overrun: End of Moxley vs. King – 1,019,000 viewers (up 39,000), 503,000 in 18-49 (up 9,000)