By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite television show averaged 600,000 viewers for TBS, according to ProgrammingInsider.com. The viewership count was up from the 497,000 viewership average of last week’s show. Dynamite finished with a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demo, up from last week’s 0.09 rating in the same demo.
Powell’s POV: The HBO Max streaming numbers are not included in the rating or viewership count for AEW programming. Tuesday’s NXT on The CW averaged 554,000 viewers and a 0.07 rating in the 18-49 demo. One year ago, the November 13, 2024, edition of Dynamite on TBS delivered 666,000 viewers and a 0.22 rating in the 18-49 demographic. The 2024 Blood & Guts match took place on July 24, and Dynamite averaged 786,000 viewers and a 0.26 rating for TBS.
Threw everything they had out there and barely got exactly 600k.
I don’t think Jason was trying to celebrate 600K. He was simply reporting the viewership number. But I will say I’m concerned about AEW’s tv numbers especially with the unknown of what might happen with WBD. 600K for what is essentially a free PPV cannot be considered good regardless of “tv viewing habits in the age of cord cutting and social media.”