AEW Dynamite viewership/rating for this week

Wednesday’s live edition of AEW Dynamite drew 1.049 million viewers on TBS, according to Nielsen via Showbuzz Daily.

This is up 9.61% from last week’s episode, which drew 957,000 viewers for the House of The Dragon show.

This week’s Dynamite drew a 0.34 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. This is up 13.33% from last week’s 0.30 rating. This week’s 0.34 key demographic rating represents 444,000 viewers who watched the show from that 18-49 demo. This is up 13.55% from last week’s 391,000 18-49 viewers that the 0.30 key demo rating represented, according to Wrestlenomics.

Dynamite ranked #1 on the Cable Top 150 this week with the 0.34 rating in the 18-49 key demographic. This is up from last week’s #2 ranking.

Dynamite ranked #31 in viewership for the night on cable this week. This is up from last week’s #34 ranking.

Wednesday’s Dynamite drew the highest total audience since February 9, and the highest key demo rating since July 6. Dynamite this week drew the third-best total audience of the year so far, and the ninth-best key demo rating of the year so far. There was some sports competition last night from the Little League World Series, the WNBA Playoffs, and Liga MX soccer. Wednesday’s Dynamite viewership was up 9.61% from last week, while the 18-49 key demo rating was up 13.33% from last week.

While Dynamite topped the Cable Top 150 for the night with the 0.34 key demo rating, The Five on FOX News topped the night in viewership on cable with 3.398 million viewers, also drawing a 0.18 key demo rating for the #4 spot on the Cable Top 150.

America’s Got Talent on NBC topped the night on network TV in viewership with an average of 5.548 million viewers, also drawing a 0.60 key demo rating. Big Brother on CBS topped the night on network TV in the 18-49 key demographic with a 0.87 rating, also drawing 3.989 million viewers.

This week’s Dynamite viewership was down 10.49% from the same week in 2021. The key demo rating was down 29.16% from the previous year. The 2021 episode was the CM Punk Dynamite debut.

Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite aired live from the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, OH, and featured several happenings advertised ahead of time – a face-off between Chris Jericho and Daniel Garcia, a promo from Ricky Starks, Britt Baker vs. KiLynn King, Billy Gunn vs. Colten Gunn, AEW, AAA & ROH World Tag Team Champion Dax Harwood vs. Jay Lethal, CM Punk vs. Jon Moxley for the Undisputed AEW World Title, which aired at the top of the second hour, plus Death Triangle vs. United Empire in a First Round match in the tournament to crown the inaugural AEW World Trios Champions, which aired as the main event.

Below is our 2022 AEW Dynamite Viewership Tracker:

January 5 Episode: 1.010 million viewers with a 0.43 rating in the 18-49 demographic (TBS premiere episode)
January 12 Episode: 969,000 viewers with a 0.39 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 19 Episode: 1.032 million viewers with a 0.44 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 26 Episode: 1.100 million viewers with a 0.41 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Beach Break episode)
February 2 Episode: 954,000 viewers with a 0.35 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 9 Episode: 1.129 million viewers with a 0.41 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 16 Episode: 869,000 viewers with a 0.31 rating in the 18-49 demographic
February 23 Episode: 1.010 million viewers with a 0.40 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 2 Episode: 966,000 viewers with a 0.35 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 9 Episode: 945,000 viewers with a 0.40 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Post-Revolution episode)
March 16 Episode: 993,000 viewers with a 0.38 rating in the 18-49 demographic (St. Patrick’s Day Slam episode)
March 23 Episode: 1.046 million viewers with a 0.41 rating in the 18-49 demographic
March 30 Episode: 979,000 viewers with a 0.38 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 6 Episode: 989,000 viewers with a 0.38 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 13 Episode: 977,000 viewers with a 0.37 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 20 Episode: 930,000 viewers with a 0.37 rating in the 18-49 demographic
April 27 Episode: 921,000 viewers with a 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 4 Episode: 833,000 viewers with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 11 Episode: 840,000 viewers with a 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic
May 18 Episode: 922,000 viewers with a 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Wild Card Wednesday episode)
May 25 Episode: 929,000 viewers with a 0.35 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Third Anniversary episode)
June 1 Episode: 969,000 viewers with a 0.40 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Post-Double Or Nothing episode)
June 8 Episode: 939,000 viewers with a 0.34 rating in the 18-49 demographic
June 15 Episode: 761,000 viewers with a 0.28 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Road Rager episode)
June 22 Episode: 878,000 viewers with a 0.31 rating in the 18-49 demographic
June 29 Episode: 1.023 million viewers with a 0.36 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Blood & Guts, post-Forbidden Door episode)
July 6 Episode: 979,000 viewers with a 0.36 rating in the 18-49 demographic
July 13 Episode: 942,000 viewers with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Fyter Fest Night 1 episode)
July 20 Episode: 910,000 viewers with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Fyter Fest Night 2 episode)
July 27 Episode: 976,000 viewers with a 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Fight for The Fallen episode)
August 3 Episode: 938,000 viewers with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 10 Episode: 972,000 viewers with a 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic (Quake By The Lake episode)
August 17 Episode: 957,000 viewers with a 0.30 rating in the 18-49 demographic (House of The Dragon episode)
August 24 Episode: 1.049 million viewers with a 0.34 rating in the 18-49 demographic
August 31 Episode:

2021 Viewership Average: 891,810 viewers per episode
2021 18-49 Key Demographic Rating Average: 0.34 per episode

2020 Viewership Average: 810,755 viewers per episode

2019 Viewership Average: 903,333 viewers per episode