AEW Dynamite rating: How did the show headlined by Darby Allin vs. Brody King for the AEW World Championship hold up against NBA and NHL competition?

By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)

Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite television show averaged 596,000 viewers for TBS, according to ProgrammingInsider.com. The viewership was down from last week’s average of 617,000. Dynamite finished with a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demo, down from the previous week’s 0.10 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 541,000 viewers and a 0.07 rating in the 18-49 demo. It was a rough week for NXT and AEW due to the NBA and NHL playoffs, which will continue to be strong competition into mid-June. One year ago, the April 30, 2025, Dynamite on TBS delivered 629,000 viewers and a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 demographic.