{"id":204273,"date":"2025-09-11T16:27:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T21:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=204273"},"modified":"2025-09-12T11:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T16:43:08","slug":"aew-dynamite-rebounds-after-sub-500000-viewership-last-week-details-on-where-it-landed-and-how-it-compares-to-past-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/09\/11\/aew-dynamite-rebounds-after-sub-500000-viewership-last-week-details-on-where-it-landed-and-how-it-compares-to-past-years\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW Dynamite rebounds after sub-500,000 viewership last week, details on where it landed and how it compares to past years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1298762598\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Wednesday night\u2019s (9\/10) episode of AEW Dynamite on TBS averaged 584,000 viewers, compared to 472,000 the prior week and the 585,000 the week before that. The current ten-week rolling average is 605,000. (Note: Additional viewers watch AEW Dynamite on Max streaming service as of Jan. 1, 2025, and those viewers are not part of the TBS data. That data is not made available.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>HERE&#8217;S THE DATA, SCROLL DOWN FOR THE TOP TAKEAWAYS&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>(Note: This story has been updated with a correction to one data figure and related averages.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>One year ago this week, Dynamite drew 716,000 viewers on TBS. The ten-week rolling average a year ago was 697,000.<\/p>\n<p>Two years ago this week, Dynamite drew 888,000. Then ten-week rolling average was 860,000.<\/p>\n<p>In the key 18-49 demo, it drew a 0.12 rating, compared to 0.11 and 0.13 the prior two weeks. The ten-week rolling average is 0.15.<\/p>\n<p>One year ago, it drew a a 0.21 rating with a ten-week rolling average of 0.22.<\/p>\n<p>Two years ago, it drew a 0.31 rating with a ten-week rolling average of 0.31.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3345333777\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show covering the latest episode of Dynamite: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/aew-dynamite-post-show-9-3-zilem-griffin-talk-mercedes-vs-windsor-omega-hangman-jetspeed-vs-young-bucks-alexander-fletcher--67628519\">CLICK HERE<\/a> (or search \u201cwade Keller\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AEW DYNAMITE POST-SHOW (9\/3): Zilem &amp; Griffin talk Mercedes vs. Windsor, Omega &amp; Hangman &amp; JetSpeed vs. Young Bucks &amp; Alexander &amp; Fletcher\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=67628519&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The announced matches and segments were\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cHangman\u201d Adam Page vs. Josh Alexander \u2013 Grudge match<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTimeless\u201d Toni Storm vs. Skye Blue \u2013 Philly Street Fight<\/li>\n<li>Mercedes Mon\u00e9 &amp; Emi Sakura vs. Alex Windsor &amp; Riho<\/li>\n<li>Shelton Benjamin vs. Ricochet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Attendance:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/wrestletix\/posts\">WrestleTix<\/a> reported that 916 tickets had been distributed; arena is set up for 916. The arena has a capacity of 1,300 spectators when configured for concerts.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>TOP TAKEAWAYS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022This reduces concern that last week&#8217;s big drop to well under 500,000 was anything but an outlier.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022This week&#8217;s number and the latest five-week average of 551,000, though, indicates that the high-500s is the &#8220;new normal&#8221; after landing there three out of the last four weeks.. That&#8217;s significantly down from the 655,000 average from July 23 through Aug. 13.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022This dip could be due in part to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/09\/10\/are-fans-tuning-out-of-aew-because-swerve-and-ospreay-are-out-injured-for-a-while-vote-in-our-included-poll\/\">Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland being sidelined with injuries<\/a> and that Darby&#8217;s return wasn&#8217;t enough to offset it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022The dropoff from a year ago could be explained away as being due to many viewers watching Dynamite on HBO Max instead of TBS.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1399646804\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u2022The dropoff in the current ten-week average is 92,000 lower than last year. Last year at this point, the ten-week average was 163,000 lower than the prior year (697,000 compared to 860,000), so the downward trend is definitely less this year than it was last year.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know you can read an ad-free, lighting-fast version of this website with a PWTorch VIP Membership? Also, unlock 35+ years of archives including nearly 2,000 PWTorch Weekly Newsletters dating back to the late 1980s, hundreds of retro radio shows from the 1990s, and two decades of podcasts including Post-PPV Roundtable Podcasts dating back to the mid-2000s. 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Plus messy production and muddled face-heel dynamic<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OR CHECK THIS OUT AT PROWRESTLING.NET:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2025\/09\/10\/aew-dynamite-results-9-10-powells-live-review-of-aew-world-champion-hangman-page-vs-josh-alexander-aew-womens-champion-toni-storm-vs-skye-blue-in-a-philly-street-fight-ricochet-vs-she\/\">AEW Dynamite results (9\/10): Powell\u2019s live review of AEW World Champion Hangman Page vs. Josh Alexander, AEW Women\u2019s Champion Toni Storm vs. Skye Blue in a Philly Street Fight<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(You can always reach PWTorch editor Wade Keller at <a href=\"mailto:kellerwade@gmail.com\">kellerwade@gmail.com<\/a>. You can also send live event results and news tips to <a href=\"mailto:pwtorch@gmail.com\">pwtorch@gmail.com<\/a>. Also, we&#8217;re always looking for volunteer contributors to help us round out of coverage of the pro wrestling scene.)<\/p>\n<h3>Follow us on Blue Sky, a great Twitter alternative, as we shift away from TwitterX\u2026<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/pwtorch.bsky.social\">https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/pwtorch.bsky.social<\/a> (search \u201cpwtorch\u201d)<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/thewadekeller.bsky.social\">https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/thewadekeller.bsky.social<\/a> (search \u201cthewadekeller\u201d)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wade Keller Post-show (9\/10) - AEW Dynamite w\/Wade &amp; cohost Chris Lansdell\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LKoxgpdd_sw?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1418756280\"><div id=\"pwtor-2814449305\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Wednesday night\u2019s (9\/10) episode of AEW Dynamite on TBS averaged 584,000 viewers, compared to 472,000 the prior week and the 585,000 the week before that. The current ten-week rolling average is 605,000. (Note: Additional viewers <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/09\/11\/aew-dynamite-rebounds-after-sub-500000-viewership-last-week-details-on-where-it-landed-and-how-it-compares-to-past-years\/\" title=\"AEW Dynamite rebounds after sub-500,000 viewership last week, details on where it landed and how it compares to past years\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":204274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6163,2,6916],"tags":[6960,235],"class_list":["post-204273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aew-news","category-prowrestlingnews","category-ratings","tag-aew-ratings","tag-ratings"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-4.24.59-PM.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204273"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":204309,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204273\/revisions\/204309"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}