The ratings are in for the most recent edition of Dynamite. On average, 1.010 million viewers watch the TBS premiere episode of AEW’s flagship show. The numbers have been obtained by Brandon Thurston from Wrestlenomics:
Highest P18-49 since September 29.
— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) January 6, 2022
Total viewership nearly equal to two weeks ago (1,020,000).
Updated P18-49 chart below.
Updated report with demo breakdown: https://t.co/ydvoFAxUd5 pic.twitter.com/qFOVZ9z7gQ
All Elite Wrestling has seen an increase in viewers compared to the previous week. As the New Year’s Smash edition saw an average viewership of 975,000, the increase calculates to approximately 3.6%.
In regards to key demographic viewership, Dynamite saw 560,000 viewers aged between 18 and 45 years old, equating to a 0.43 rating. This rating is also up from the December 29th rating of 0.37. As noted by Thurston, this is the highest 18 to 49 rating since September 29th.
As reported by ShowBuzz Daily, Dynamite ranked 2nd overall for key demographic viewership on Wednesday night. The show was only beaten by NBA basketball in the key ratings.
The TBS premiere featured a loaded card with multiple championship matches taking place. Two new champions were crowned on the show, as the inaugural TBS Champion and new Tag Team Champions were crowned on Dynamite.
AEW president Tony Khan has also commented on the ratings, congratulating the staff and wrestlers and being pleased with the result.
Congratulations to the diligent AEW staff, + every wrestler who worked hard and maintained a high professional standard to help us reach this point, + most of all you fans. Last night’s #AEWDynamite TBS debut was a huge success in the eyes of our network bosses, thanks to you all
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) January 6, 2022
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